英语单词 | caution |
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英美音标 | 英 ['kɔːʃn] 美 ['kɔːʃn] |
中文释义 | n.警告;慎重;戒备;吸引人眼球的人或物 vt.警告;劝告 |
英语例句 | (1) The teacher gave Tom a caution and told him never to do it again. (2) He told us to proceed with caution. (3) Always he sought someone to whom he could talk without caution. (4) I must caution you against the danger. (5) I would caution you against undue optimism . |
中文例句 | (1) 老师给了汤姆一次警告,叫他不许再那样做。 (2) 他要我们谨慎行事。 (3) 他一直在找一个能够随便谈谈的人。 (4) 我必须告诫你应谨防危险。 (5) 我奉劝你不要过于乐观. |
vocabulary简明 | If you act with caution, it means you are careful, like the caution you need when walking across a patch of ice. Without caution, you might end up sprawling face-first in the ground. Ouch! |
vocabulary扩展 | The noun caution can be used to describe something that calls for careful action and the need to avoid risk, such as a volatile political situation that requires extreme caution. The word also has a verb form with a similar meaning. It’s a more formal way of saying “warn” and usually appears with against or that, as in, "Teachers caution against waiting until the last minute to study," or, "They caution that effective studying takes a long time." |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]谨慎;慎重 Caution is great care which you take in order to avoid possible danger.
2 [VERB 动词]提醒;告诫;警告 If someone cautions you, they warn you about problems or danger. [V [V n [V that] [Also V n that]
3 [VERB 动词]受到(警方)正式警告 If someone who has broken the law is cautioned by the police, they are warned that if they break the law again official action will be taken against them. [ [usu passive] [BRIT 英]
4 [VERB 动词]向…告知其法律权利(即嫌疑人所说的任何话都可能成为呈堂证据) If someone who has been arrested is cautioned, the police warn them that anything they say may be used as evidence in a trial. [ [usu passive] [BRIT 英]
5 [PHRASE 短语]把理智抛至脑后;鲁莽行事;恣意妄为 If you throw caution to the wind, you behave in a way that is not considered sensible or careful. [V inflects]
6 to err on the side of caution→see: err ; |
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