devil-may-care
英 ['devəlmei'kεə]
美
- adj. 不顾一切的；漫不经心的；自足的
英英释义
- 1. cheerfully irresponsible;
- "carefree with his money"
- "freewheeling urban youths"
- "had a harum-scarum youth"
- 2. marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness;
- "a cocktail party given by some...raffish bachelors"- Crary Moore
实用场景例句
- I love Italian food and wine and the devil-may-care attitude of the people.
- 我喜欢意大利的食物、美酒和人们那种天塌当被盖的心态。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He was a devil may care youth but became more serious as he grew older.
- 他是一个漫不经心的青年人,可是他长大时更严重了.
辞典例句
双语例句
- 1. Tim wondered how the devil they had managed it.
- 蒂姆想知道他们究竟是怎么做到的。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. She even claimed the couple's daughter was possessed by the devil.
- 她甚至宣称那对夫妇的女儿被魔鬼附了体。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. "I think he was a bit of a devil," Constance said.
- “我想他有点儿淘气，”康斯坦丝说道。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Every one for himself and the devil take the hindmost.
- 人人都只考虑自己，谁落后谁倒霉。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. Right now the poor old devil's drinking himself silly.
- 这会儿那可怜的老家伙又喝得糊里糊涂的了。
来自柯林斯例句
英文词源
- devil-may-care (adj.)
- 1837 (but suggested in other forms by 1793).