chểnh mảng
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Definition
Adjective:
- Negligent; lax; slack: Describes a state of being careless, inattentive, or not giving proper care and attention to one's duties or responsibilities.
- Remiss: Failing to fulfill one's duty through carelessness or lack of effort.
Verb:
- To neglect; to be remiss in; to slack off in: The act of failing to give proper attention or care to a task, duty, or area of responsibility.
Usage Examples
Adjective:
- Việc canh gác chểnh mảng tạo ra lỗ hổng an ninh. (Negligent guard duty creates a security gap.)
- Thái độ chểnh mảng của anh ấy khiến mọi người lo lắng. (His lax attitude worries everyone.)
Verb:
- Nó đã chểnh mảng việc học hành trong suốt học kỳ. (He neglected his studies throughout the semester.)
- Không được chểnh mảng bất kỳ nhiệm vụ nào. (Do not be remiss in any of your duties.)
Advanced Usage
- The word often implies a dereliction of a duty that one is expected or obligated to perform. It carries a tone of criticism for a lack of diligence.
- It can describe a temporary state or a habitual character trait.
Variants and Related Words
- Sự chểnh mảng (n): Negligence; laxity; remissness.
- Sự chểnh mảng trong công việc là không thể chấp nhận được. (Negligence in work is unacceptable.)
Synonyms
- Negligent: Failing to take proper care.
- Remiss: Lacking care or attention to duty.
- Lax: Not sufficiently strict or careful.
- Slack: Not diligent or energetic.
Antonyms
- Diligent: Having or showing care in one's work or duties.
- Conscientious: Wishing to do one's work well and thoroughly.
- Attentive: Paying close attention.
Related Idioms and Phrases
Học hành chểnh mảng: To neglect one's studies; to be slack in one's studies.
- Bố mẹ lo lắng vì con cái học hành chểnh mảng. (Parents worry because their children are neglecting their studies.)
Làm việc chểnh mảng: To work in a negligent or slack manner.
- Anh ta bị khiển trách vì làm việc chểnh mảng. (He was reprimanded for working in a negligent manner.)
verb
- To neglect, to slack off in (one's duty)
- chểnh mảng việc học hànhto neglect (slack off in) one's studies
- canh gác chểnh mảngto mount negligent guard, to mount lax guard