remiss

英 [rɪˈmɪs]

美 [rɪˈmɪs]

adj.  疏忽; 懈怠; 玩忽职守

GRE

BNC.39548 / COCA.24156

牛津词典

adj.

• 疏忽；懈怠；玩忽职守
  not giving sth enough care and attention
  1. It was remiss of them not to inform us of these changes sooner.
     他们粗心大意，没有早一些通知我们这些变化。
  2. She had clearly been remiss in her duty.
     她在工作中显然马马虎虎。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 懈怠的;疏忽的;不负责任的
  If someone isremiss, they are careless about doing things which ought to be done.
  1. I would be remiss if I did not do something about it.
     如果我对此不做点儿什么，就是不负责任。

英英释义

adj

• failing in what duty requires
  1. derelict (or delinquent) in his duty
  2. neglectful of his duties
  3. remiss of you not to pay your bills
  Synonym:derelictdelinquentneglectful

双语例句

• I'd be remiss if we don't detain him.
  如果我们不拘押他，我就是玩忽职守。
• The judge did not dispute the evidence but told the woman that her boss had done nothing remiss: on the contrary, he was simply being gallant.
  法官并未对证据表示怀疑，但他告诉那位女子：她的老板并没有玩忽职守，相反，他只是在调情。
• I have never used them myself, nor been in projects that used them in earnest, so I cannot comment on their worth, but I would be remiss if I did not mention their existence.
  我自己从来没有用过这些工具，也没有在项目中用过，所以我说不好其价值，但是我要是不提及其存在就是我的不对了。
• Much of the media has been remiss, too: most mainstream outlets all but ignored the fact that a revolution was under way in finance during the first seven years of this decade.
  很多媒体也没有负起责任，大部分主流媒体都忽略了这样一个事实：本世纪头七年，正在出现一场金融革命。
• Last but not least, it would be remiss not to mention Rockets assistant coach Tom Thibodeau.
  最后，我们还必须说一下火箭队的助理教练希波杜，这一点也很重要。
• If agency is remiss in obligation and causes damages, it should assume the burden of state compensation.
  如怠于履行义务并造成损害后果，行政机关应当承担国家赔偿责任。
• It was remiss of him not to reply.
  他一时疏忽忘记回信了。
• With Uranus so prominent this month, I would be remiss if I didn't warn you that at times your finances will be volatile.
  这个月天王星的影响是如此突出，此时你的财务是不稳定的，如果我没有提醒你这点的话会是我的过失。
• Yet this country has been remiss in educating a sufficient number of men and women with the requisite linguistic skills.
  可是国家却没有培养出足够数量的、具有必要外语能力的人才。
• It was remiss of me not to ask you.
  没有问你是我的疏忽。