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

• 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。
• Should I be wary?
  我要谨慎一些吗？
• This is indeed the question we should be wary of!
  这确实是这个问题我们应该警惕的！
• 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。
• But beyond the upbeat official statistics, the government is wary about anything that could spark social unrest.
  但在乐观的官方统计数据以外，政府对可能引发社会不稳定的任何事都小心翼翼。
• 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'm a wary person, cautious by nature.
  我是个谨慎的人，天生机警。
• As a general rule, burglars are wary about gaining entry from the front or side of a building.
  通常来说，窃贼对从房屋的正面或侧面潜入会比较谨慎。
• We should be wary of a resurgence of unreasonable expectations in state protection, intervention and global control.
  我们应该警惕对政府保护、干预和全球控制的不切实际的期望重新抬头。
• 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。