harum-scarum [
'hɛrəm'skɛrəm]
a. 冒失的, 轻率的, 鲁莽的
ad. 轻率地, 鲁莽地
n. 粗心的人, 粗心, 鲁莽行为
- My son does his homework harum-scarum, and that is why his schoolwork is so poor.
我儿子做家庭作业总是粗心大意,他功课不好的原因就在这里。
harum-scarum[ noun ]- a reckless impetuous irresponsible person
<noun.person>
[ adv ]- in a wild or reckless manner
<adv.all>
dashing harum-scarum all over the place
running pell-mell up the stairs
[ adj ]- cheerfully irresponsible
<adj.all>
carefree with his money
freewheeling urban youths
had a harum-scarum youth
Harum-scarum \Har"um-scar"um\ (h[^a]r"[u^]m*sk[^a]r"[u^]m), a.
[Cf. hare,v. t., and scare, v. t.]
Wild; giddy; flighty; rash; thoughtless. [Colloq.]
They had a quarrel with Sir Thomas Newcome's own son, a
harum-scarum lad. --Thackeray.