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词汇 devil-may-care
释义 devil-may-care
adjective
uk /ˌdev.əl.meɪˈkeər/ us /ˌdev.əl.meɪˈker/
not considering or worrying about the results of your actions: 不管不顾的,无所顾忌的,无所谓的
devil-may-care attitudeHe has a devil-may-care attitude to life.他对自己的生活持一种相当无所谓的态度。
Synonym
happy-go-lucky
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Doing things without fear or proper thought
act of bravado
bravado
carpe diem
daredevil
desperado
hotheadedness
impetuosity
impetuous
impetuously
impetuousness
precipitancy
precipitant
precipitate
precipitately
precipitation
rashness
reckless
trigger-happy
unafraid
with no thought for somethingidiom

Examples of devil-may-care


devil-may-care
It is like eavesdropping on a hushed conversation between brass players, and rather gives the lie to a devil-may-care attitude.
I had seen that devil-may-care self-confidence somewhere before.
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Then lie was a rollicking, careless, devil-may-care sort of fellow; the last idea in his head was thrift.
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He has a soft spot for adventurers, seeing in them the same sort of devil-may-care heroes he himself once was.
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He is quick to dismiss subjects that do not interest him and will often carry out his actions with a devil-may-care attitude.
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She had a devil-may-care attitude towards finances, trouble and inconvenience.
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He fascinated everyone, most especially young women, with his frizzy blond curls, blue jeans, and devil-may-care manner.
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As a stranger in town, his devil-may-care actions show his problems with or ambivalence to adapting to local mores.
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The peony became a masculine motif, associated with a devil-may-care attitude and disregard for consequence.
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He is depicted as a hedonistic, devil-may-care soldier who discovers hidden ideals and integrity within himself.
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Far from being career-driven professionals, like the kabuki actors, they portrayed themselves as romantic, devil-may-care bohemians.
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It featured a devil-may-care character, a peaceful, violence hating man who attracts trouble wherever he goes.
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