问
He has always been negligent about his health and is feeling the effects of his carelessness now. (全国研考)
书上给的答案 B(应把 about 改为 in)。难道 negligent 只能与介词 in 搭配吗?
答
这道题出得不算好,因为 negligent about 与 negligent in 都是正确的。请考察下面的实例:
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He was negligent in his work. (OSD) 他工作粗心大意。
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He has been negligent in not locking the doors as he was told to do. (LDCE) 他粗心大意, 没有按照吩咐把门锁上。
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One should not be negligent in traffic regulations. (《英语搭配大词典》) 对交通规则不可掉以轻心。
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Babbitt had been negligent about church-going lately. (Lewis) 巴比特最近对去教堂做礼拜很不在意。
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be negligent about traffic regulations(《英汉辞海》) 忽视交通规则