马马虎虎

马马虎虎 [mǎ mǎ hū hū]

1. ■ （马虎; 草率） palter with something; careless; casual; make a hash of something; slack; sloppiness in work; sloppy; take [do] things in a slipshod [slapdash; perfunctory] manner:

服务马马虎虎 slack in service;

产品出厂要严格检查，马马虎虎可不行。 Products must be strictly, not carelessly, inspected before they leave the factory.

你要他们仔细点， 不要马马虎虎。 Ask them to be more careful. Don't let them get slack.

他的信我只是马马虎虎地看了一下。 I merely glanced over his letter.

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常用词组

1. ■ （凑合; 将就; 勉强） fair to middling; just passable; not so bad, not so good; just so-so:

你的游泳技术怎么样? --马马虎虎， 游不远。 Are you a good swimmer? -- Just so-so. I can't swim far.

这种牌子的香烟怎么样? --马马虎虎， 你来一支试试。 How's this brand of cigarettes? -- Not so bad. Try one.

他能讲英语， 讲得马马虎虎。 He can speak English, after a fashion.