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In the city of Bata in Equatorial Guinea, a series of large explosions recently killed more than 100 people and injured hundreds more.
最近,赤道几内亚巴塔市发生了一系列大爆炸,造成100多人死亡,数百人受伤。
Negligent. President Teodoro Obiang Nguema said the explosions were caused by the negligent handling of explosives on a military base.
疏忽的。总统特奥多罗·奥比昂·恩圭马表示,爆炸是一个军事基地对爆炸物的疏忽处理造成的。
Most homes and buildings in Bata were damaged.
巴塔的大多数房屋和建筑都遭到破坏。
Negligent describes a failure to take correct care of something.
“疏忽的”指未能正确照管某物。
Other words that share the same root include negligence and neglect.
拥有相同词根的单词还有“negligence”和“neglect”。
They all have a similar meaning: a lack of attention to the well-being of someone or something.
它们都有相似的含义:对某人或某事的福祉缺乏关注。