wary

英 [ˈweəri]

美 [ˈweri]

adj.  (对待人或事物时)小心的，谨慎的，留神的，小心翼翼的

比较级：warier　

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Collins.2 / BNC.6338 / COCA.6004

牛津词典

adj.

• （对待人或事物时）小心的，谨慎的，留神的，小心翼翼的
  careful when dealing with sb/sth because you think that there may be a danger or problem
  1. Be wary of strangers who offer you a ride.
     提防那些主动让你搭车的陌生人。
  2. She was wary of getting involved with him.
     她唯恐和他有牵连。
  3. He gave her a wary look.
     他留意地看了她一眼。
  4. The police will need to keep a wary eye on this area of town (= watch it carefully, in case there is trouble) .
     警方必须密切注意这一带城区。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 小心的;提防的
  If you arewary ofsomething or someone, you are cautious because you do not know much about them and you believe they may be dangerous or cause problems.
  1. People did not teach their children to be wary of strangers...
     过去人们不会教育孩子提防陌生人。
  2. They were very wary about giving him a contract.
     他们跟他签合同时非常谨慎。
• PHRASE 小心观察;警惕察看
  If you keepa wary eyeon something or someone, you are cautious about them and watch them to see what they will do or what will happen to them.
  1. Bankers are keeping a wary eye on the outcome.
     银行家们对结果保持高度警惕。

英英释义

adj

• marked by keen caution and watchful prudence
  1. they were wary in their movements
  2. a wary glance at the black clouds
  3. taught to be wary of strangers
• openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
  Synonym:leerymistrustfulsuspiciousuntrusting

双语例句

• I'm always wary of men wearing suits, as I equate this with power and authority
  我向来提防穿西服的男人，因为我认为穿西服就等同于权力和权威。
• With wary lenders imposing higher borrowing costs on weaker countries, these countries face a new challenge to competitiveness.
  由于心存谨慎的贷款人提高了向疲弱国家的贷款成本，这些国家在增强自身竞争力时遇到了新的挑战。
• But China Telecom was understandably wary of any company controlled by one of its main competitors.
  但可以理解的是，中国电信对任何一个被其主要竞争对手控制的企业都心存戒备。
• Should I be wary?
  我要谨慎一些吗？
• This is indeed the question we should be wary of!
  这确实是这个问题我们应该警惕的！
• If western leaders have grown wary of globalisation, many of their electorates have turned positively hostile.
  如果说西方领导人对全球化产生戒心，那么他们的许多选民已变得对全球化有敌意。
• He gave wary answers to all of the stranger's questions.
  他对所有陌生人的问题，给予小心谨慎的答案。
• Patient and tolerant, may be wary of strangers.
  有耐性和宽容，对陌生人警惕。
• People did not teach their children to be wary of strangers
  过去人们不会教育孩子提防陌生人。
• Let us be honest: We know that some are wary of the future.
  请允许我直言不讳：我们知道有些人对未来小心翼翼。