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。
• He gave wary answers to all of the stranger's questions.
  他对所有陌生人的问题，给予小心谨慎的答案。
• Initially, they were wary of Simon.
  开始时他们对西蒙小心提防。
• 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 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。
• With wary lenders imposing higher borrowing costs on weaker countries, these countries face a new challenge to competitiveness.
  由于心存谨慎的贷款人提高了向疲弱国家的贷款成本，这些国家在增强自身竞争力时遇到了新的挑战。
• 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。
• Should I be wary?
  我要谨慎一些吗？
• 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。
• 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。