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

• He was cautious of his footing, wary of the edge
  他小心翼翼地站在边缘。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• I am wary of all those traps.
  我对所有那些陷阱都小心翼翼。
• 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。
• He is wary of strangers.
  他提防生人。
• 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。
• He had wary, foxy eyes.
  他的眼睛机警而又狡诈。