| 英语单词 | wary |
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| 英美音标 | 英 ['weəri] 美 ['weri] |
| 中文释义 | adj.小心的;机警的 |
| 英语例句 | (1) He was wary of telling state secrets. (2) Hood was wary but he grew to trust her. (3) She was wary of strangers. (4) They kept a wary eye on the robber. (5) He was wary and reserved in his reaction. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 他小心翼翼以免泄漏国家机密。 (2) 胡德一开始将信将疑,但后来信任她了。 (3) 她对陌生人很警惕。 (4) 他们密切注意那个强盗。 (5) 他的反应是谨慎而有所保留的。 |
| vocabulary简明 | Describe yourself as wary if you don't quite trust someone or something and want to proceed with caution. Be wary of risky things like wild mushrooms and Internet deals! |
| vocabulary扩展 | You can trace wary through Old English back to Old High German giwar "aware, attentive." If you keep a wary eye on something, you are attentive for signs that it is becoming dangerous. Likewise, if you give someone a wary glance, your face conveys the suspicion and caution you feel. When you are wary of driving alone at night or making promises, you fear something bad might happen if you do these things. |
| 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]小心的;提防的 If you are wary of something or someone, you are cautious because you do not know much about them and you believe they may be dangerous or cause problems. [usu v-link ADJ]
warily
2 [PHRASE 短语]小心观察;警惕察看 If you keep a wary eye on something or someone, you are cautious about them and watch them to see what they will do or what will happen to them. [usu PHR
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