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Leery Suspicious Person 英 Lɪəri] 美 Lɪri Adj.机敏的;有戒心的;留神的 I

英语单词 leery
英美音标 英 ['lɪəri] 美 ['lɪri]
中文释义 adj.机敏的;有戒心的;留神的
英语例句 (1) I tend to be a bit leery of cut-price bargains'.
中文例句 (1) 我对减价商品有点戒心。
vocabulary简明 You can use the adjective leery to describe someone who's suspicious of a person or situation. After his brother came out with bald spots and uneven patches of buzz-cut hair, he was leery of having the same barber get near his own head.
vocabulary扩展 Being leery is being distrustful. If you're leery, it will probably show on your face and in your posture. You may squint and wrinkle your brows or take a few steps back. If you're leery that someone won't keep a secret, you won't confide in them, and if you're leery about whether they'll keep a promise to you, you won't count on them. Sometimes people are leery because of some proof, but often, just having a bad feeling or instinct is enough to make a person leery.
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]猜疑的;警觉的;有戒心的 If you are leery of something, you are cautious and suspicious about it and try to avoid it.
  [usu v-link ADJ]
  [INFORMAL 非正式]
  • Executives say they are leery of the proposed system...

    行政人员们说他们对拟建中的系统心怀顾虑。

  • They were leery about investing in a company controlled by a single individual.

    把资金投向一个由一人独自操控的公司,他们不大放心。

2
[ADJ 形容词]不怀好意的;色迷迷的 If someone looks or smiles at you in a leery way, they look or smile at you in an unpleasant way, usually because they are sexually interested in you.
  [disapproval]
  • ...a leery grin.

    淫笑

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