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cautionary adj.警戒的；警告的 (1) 她的经历成了我们大家的前车之鉴。(2) 作者在结尾时敲响了警钟。 While driving, look for cautionary signs warning you of potential danger: falling rocks, kids crossing, hidden driveway. You might use cautionary words: “Watch your step! There’s glass all over the floor!” Don’t confuse cautionary with cautious, which means trying to avoid danger. Tell a cautionary tale about someone drowning because he swam too far out into the ocean and an overly cautious kid might decide never to swim again.

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英 ['kɔːʃənəri] 美 ['kɔːʃəneri] (1) Her experiences provide a cautionary tale(= a warning)for us all.(2) In her conclusion, the author sounds a cautionary note. When something is cautionary, it’s meant to be a warning to you. Your parents might be fond of telling cautionary tales, like the one about the girl who got electrocuted sticking a knife into the toaster. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](故事或其标注)警戒的，警世的 A cautionary story or a cautionary note to a story is one that is intended to give a warning to people.   [usu ADJ n]Barely fifteen months later, it has become a cautionary tale of the pitfalls of international mergers and acquisitions...不过15个月，它就成了告诫人们留心跨国并购中陷阱的警世故事。An editorial in The Times sounds a cautionary note.《泰晤士报》的一篇社论读起来颇有警诫意味。

英语单词	cautionary
英美音标	英 ['kɔːʃənəri] 美 ['kɔːʃəneri]
中文释义	adj.警戒的；警告的
英语例句	(1) Her experiences provide a cautionary tale(= a warning)for us all. (2) In her conclusion, the author sounds a cautionary note.
中文例句	(1) 她的经历成了我们大家的前车之鉴。 (2) 作者在结尾时敲响了警钟。
vocabulary简明	When something is cautionary, it’s meant to be a warning to you. Your parents might be fond of telling cautionary tales, like the one about the girl who got electrocuted sticking a knife into the toaster.
vocabulary扩展	While driving, look for cautionary signs warning you of potential danger: falling rocks, kids crossing, hidden driveway. You might use cautionary words: “Watch your step! There’s glass all over the floor!” Don’t confuse cautionary with cautious, which means trying to avoid danger. Tell a cautionary tale about someone drowning because he swam too far out into the ocean and an overly cautious kid might decide never to swim again.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](故事或其标注)警戒的，警世的 A cautionary story or a cautionary note to a story is one that is intended to give a warning to people. [usu ADJ n] Barely fifteen months later, it has become a cautionary tale of the pitfalls of international mergers and acquisitions... 不过15个月，它就成了告诫人们留心跨国并购中陷阱的警世故事。 An editorial in The Times sounds a cautionary note. 《泰晤士报》的一篇社论读起来颇有警诫意味。

Cautionary Warning Sounds Note Cautious Tale Story 英