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Caution Ed I   [V Danger Action Verb 动词

英语单词 caution
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
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]谨慎;慎重 Caution is great care which you take in order to avoid possible danger.
  • Extreme caution should be exercised when buying part-worn tyres...

    购买部分磨损轮胎时要格外当心。

  • The Chancellor is a man of caution.

    财政大臣为人处世谨慎。

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[VERB 动词]提醒;告诫;警告 If someone cautions you, they warn you about problems or danger.
  [V against n/-ing]
  [V n against/about n/-ing]
  [V that]
  [Also V n that]
  • Tony cautioned against misrepresenting the situation...

    托尼告诫说不要歪曲形势。

  • The statement clearly was intended to caution Seoul against attempting to block the council's action again...

    显然,这个声明的目的是要警告首尔不要尝试再次阻拦委员会的行动。

  • He cautioned that opposition attacks on the ruling party would not further political co-operation.

    他告诫说,反对派对执政党的攻击并不能增进政治合作。

  • Caution is also a noun.
    • There was a note of caution for the Treasury in the figures.

      统计数字向财政部亮出了警告。

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[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.
  [be V-ed]
  [usu passive]
  [BRIT 英]
  • The two men were cautioned but police say they will not be charged...

    那两个人受到了警告,不过警方说不会对他们提出指控。

  • Tapp was eventually cautioned for wasting police time.

    最后,塔普因浪费警方时间而受到警告。

  • Caution is also a noun.
    • In November 1987 Paula escaped with a caution. In October 1988 she was fined.

      1987年11月,葆拉运气好只是受到了口头警告;1988年10月,她被处以罚款。

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[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.
  [be V-ed]
  [usu passive]
  [BRIT 英]
  • Nobody was cautioned after arrest.

    被捕后,没有人被告知其法律权利。

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[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]
  • I threw caution to the wind and rode as fast as I could.

    我不顾一切,骑得飞快。

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to err on the side of caution→see:
err

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