And how have I neglected it? asked Ferrier, throwing out his hands in expostulation.

那么，我到底怎样玩忽不顾呢？

That expression is " to fall asleep at the switch" .

那个表达就是“to fall asleep at the switch”（玩忽职守）。

This you promised to do, and this, if common report says truly, you have neglected.

这一点，你也曾答应过这样做；可是，如果报告不是假话，就在这一点上，你却一直玩忽不顾。

In court records the company argued Rios was a negligent party, the case was later dismissed.

在法庭记录中，该公司辩称里奥斯是玩忽职守一方，该案来被驳回。

But she fell asleep at the wheel and did not get her task done on time.

但她玩忽职守，没有按时完成任务。

When it comes to teaching English, VOA Learning English promises not to fall asleep at the wheel.

说到英语教学，VOA慢速英语承诺不会玩忽职守。

Senator Marco Rubio agreed that the president's failure to take action sooner amounted to a dereliction of duty.

参尔科·鲁比奥同意，总统未能及早采取行动相当于玩忽职守。

" This person has been negligent and irresponsible, and it's led to putting a lot of people in danger."

“这个人一直玩忽职守，不负责任，这导致很多人处于危险之中。”

During an important game, the star goalie of the football team was asleep at the wheel.

在一场重要比赛中，足球队明星守门玩忽职守。

French politicians have accused the UK of negligence after last week's reports of untreated sewage being discharged into the sea.

上周有报道称英国未经处理污水排入海，法国政客指责英国玩忽职守。

So, don't sue me for malpractice later.

所以， 以不要再告我玩忽职守了。

The Ledo Stockade’s warden and 8 guards are formally reprimanded for negligence.

Ledo Stockade 监狱长和 8 名警卫因玩忽职守而受到正式训斥。

" You screwed around, and you're about to find out."

“你玩忽职守，上就会尝到苦果。”

And if it wasn't a bastard about it, he would be derelict in his duties.

如果他对此不采取强硬手段，那就是玩忽职守。

Sometimes those causes are specified, like neglect of duty or malfeasance in office.

有时这些原因会被明确指出，如玩忽职守或职务上不法行为。

I feel a little derelict in my duty.

我觉得自己有点玩忽职守了。

Perhaps their son had been condemned to death for cowardice or neglecting his duties.

也许他们儿子因为懦弱或玩忽职守而被判处死刑。

Therefore the cat neglected its duties, and was upon the worst of terms with the cook.

因此，这只猫玩忽职守， 与厨师关系最恶劣。

They weren't sleeping at the switch.

他们并没有玩忽职守。

He has to identify some actual wrongdoing or malfeasance or neglect of duty that they have engaged in.

他必须指认出他们确实参与违法行为、渎职行为或玩忽职守行为。