feckless
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˈfek.ləs]
- 美式音标 [ˈfek.ləs]
- 国际音标 ['feklis]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- adj. 无效的；软弱的；没精神的；不负责任的；无气力的
词根记忆
- feck(效果) + less(无…的)→没有效果→无效的；注意不要和reckless(adj.轻率的)相混
英汉例句
- That has not stopped Mr Romney from calling Mr Obama's foreign policy “feckless” and accusing him of “an eloquently justified surrender of world leadership”.
这也未能阻止罗姆尼叫嚷着奥巴马的外交政策软弱无力，并指责他是一个总寻找合适借口后退的世界领导者。 - This isn't just a story about some feckless Greeks who went on wild shopping sprees with money lent to them by hardworking Germans who didn't check the books carefully.
故事相关的不仅仅是一帮不负责任的希腊人用从勤恳工作、没有好好查帐的德国借来的钱疯狂购物。 - Having established his humility, Mr Murdoch then spent more than two hours telling the MPs that he was—in essence—much too important and busy to have known what his feckless underlings were up to.
默多克在两个多小时的时间中保持着他的谦卑姿态，向议员们解释了由于自己在公司中的地位太高又太忙碌，从而无法了解他不负责任的下属的行为。 - Efforts to prevent illegal immigration in the U.S. today are ignored, underfunded, openly violated or certifiably feckless.
FORBES: Illegals With Legal Rights - The financial commitment the school had to make to lure him to the feckless program was relatively small.
FORBES: Three Cheers for a Cartel - It uses feckless, incompetent managers who remove those who criticize and retain those who curry favor.
FORBES: Why Microsoft Might Be Holding Back With Mobile in its CRM Product
双语例句
权威例句
词组短语
- bloodless feckless 没精神的
- Feckless Might 无力术
- feckless responsible 不负责任的
- feckless s 无力气的;无效的;软弱的
- D feckless 无目标无计划的
短语
英英字典
- weak in character and lacking determination
- If you describe someone as feckless, you mean that they lack determination or strength, and are unable to do anything properly.