chary

英 [ˈtʃeəri]

美 [ˈtʃeri]

adj.  不愿冒风险的; 小心谨慎的; 谨小慎微的

TOEFLGRE

BNC.37856 / COCA.40272

牛津词典

adj.

• 不愿冒风险的；小心谨慎的；谨小慎微的
  not willing to risk doing sth; fearing possible problems if you do sth

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 小心的;谨慎的
  If you arechary ofdoing something, you are fairly cautious about doing it.
  1. I am rather chary of making too many idiotic mistakes.
     我小心翼翼避免犯太多的愚蠢错误。

英英释义

adj

• characterized by great caution and wariness
  1. a cagey avoidance of a definite answer
  2. chary of the risks involved
  3. a chary investor
  Synonym:cageycagy

双语例句

• However, the EU courts prefer the performing place doctrine and the single entity doctrine and are chary of the effect doctrine although they never deny it explicitly.
  而欧洲法院倾向于采用履行地原则和单一经济实体原则，对后果原则虽不明确否认，但对其适用持谨慎的态度，不愿公开将后果原则作为欧盟反垄断法域外效力的法律基础。
• The cat is chary of wetting its paws.
  那猫小心翼翼的不弄湿它的爪子。
• They are chary of investing such an amount of money in the risky business.
  他们对于在那项风险很大的生意中投资态度很谨慎。
• Banks used to lend money to anyone but they've grown chary since the recession.
  以前银行借钱给任何人，可自从经济萧条以后它们变得小心谨慎了。
• A cagey avoidance of a definite answer; chary of the risks involved; a chary investor.
  对明确回答的谨慎的回避；仔细有关的危险；谨慎的投资者。
• However, the relation of average building space, land and use to chary is very high, there are212%, 280% and167%.
  但是，平均建物与土地面积、公益慈善支出的相对比却很高，是212%、280%、167%等。
• A cat is chary of wetting its paws. The kitten makes no more attempts to attack. She only tries to touch it with her little paws.
  猫尽量避免弄湿它的脚掌。小猫没再扑它，只试着用小脚碰它。
• So I'm always a bit chary about that type of analysis.
  所以对这种方法我们一直都非常谨慎。
• I am rather chary of making too many idiotic mistakes.
  我小心翼翼避免犯太多的愚蠢错误。
• China's education system has long had a chary attitude toward matters of romance.
  中国的教育系统向来对早恋这件事态度谨慎。