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

• 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 would be remiss and premature to suggest that Vidic, at28, has peaked and is on the way down after what may amount to little more than a minor blip.
  大部分人认为这不过是28岁的维迪奇的一些小失误，而不会认为他将会开始走下坡路。
• Before closing, I would be remiss not to mention performance.
  在结束之前，如果不提一下性能就是我的失职了。
• One planned backend is supposed to be led by me& but I have been remiss in developing initial versions.
  一个已经规划好的后端被期望由我来负责―但是在开发最初的版本时，我有点懈怠。
• It was remiss of me not to ask you.
  没有问你是我的疏忽。
• 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。
• And yet I would be remiss if I did not acknowledge the considerable controversy that your generous decision has generated.
  不过，如果不坦承你们这项厚爱有加的决定所引起的相当激烈的争议，那我就有失疏忽了。
• 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。
• It is very careless of me, I should have returned the book earlier. remiss of you not to pay your Bill;
  我太粗心大意了，本该老早把书还你的。你太粗心了没有付帐；
• Nourish blood to tranquilize mind, appease neural system, remiss fatigue, improve sleeping and increase sleeping quality step by step.
  养血安神、解烦助眠，对精神系统有安抚作用，缓解人体疲劳，逐步改善睡眠，提高睡眠质量。