wary

英 [ˈweəri]

美 [ˈweri]

adj.  (对待人或事物时)小心的，谨慎的，留神的，小心翼翼的

比较级：warier　

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Collins.2 / BNC.6338 / COCA.6004

牛津词典

adj.

• （对待人或事物时）小心的，谨慎的，留神的，小心翼翼的
  careful when dealing with sb/sth because you think that there may be a danger or problem
  1. Be wary of strangers who offer you a ride.
     提防那些主动让你搭车的陌生人。
  2. She was wary of getting involved with him.
     她唯恐和他有牵连。
  3. He gave her a wary look.
     他留意地看了她一眼。
  4. The police will need to keep a wary eye on this area of town (= watch it carefully, in case there is trouble) .
     警方必须密切注意这一带城区。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 小心的;提防的
  If you arewary ofsomething or someone, you are cautious because you do not know much about them and you believe they may be dangerous or cause problems.
  1. People did not teach their children to be wary of strangers...
     过去人们不会教育孩子提防陌生人。
  2. They were very wary about giving him a contract.
     他们跟他签合同时非常谨慎。
• PHRASE 小心观察;警惕察看
  If you keepa wary eyeon something or someone, you are cautious about them and watch them to see what they will do or what will happen to them.
  1. Bankers are keeping a wary eye on the outcome.
     银行家们对结果保持高度警惕。

英英释义

adj

• marked by keen caution and watchful prudence
  1. they were wary in their movements
  2. a wary glance at the black clouds
  3. taught to be wary of strangers
• openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
  Synonym:leerymistrustfulsuspiciousuntrusting

双语例句

• Let us be honest: We know that some are wary of the future.
  请允许我直言不讳：我们知道有些人对未来小心翼翼。
• I'm always wary of men wearing suits, as I equate this with power and authority
  我向来提防穿西服的男人，因为我认为穿西服就等同于权力和权威。
• But other ad-funded services have suffered financial problems, making some investors wary of spotify.
  但其它以广告为收入来源的服务都遇到了财务问题，因此一些投资者对投资spotify保持谨慎。
• The blackbird had a quick, wary look in case the cat was anywhere around
  这只乌鸫迅速警惕地张望了一眼，以防那只猫就在附近。
• I am wary of all those traps.
  我对所有那些陷阱都小心翼翼。
• If you decide to borrow more than your existing mortgage, you need to be wary of your budget.
  如果你比你的决定借用现有按揭，你要很小心你的预算。
• He lied to me about my friend, and I have been very wary of him ever since.
  他对我撒了个关于我朋友的谎，从那时起，我便非常提防他了。
• They were very wary about giving him a contract.
  他们跟他签合同时非常谨慎。
• The CIA was extremely wary of interfering with the foreign Press; in the past, such interference had rebounded.
  中央情报局对干涉国外媒体的事情十分谨慎；过去此类干涉曾经起过适得其反的作用。
• But China Telecom was understandably wary of any company controlled by one of its main competitors.
  但可以理解的是，中国电信对任何一个被其主要竞争对手控制的企业都心存戒备。