wary
wary 英 [ˈweəri] 美 [ˈweri]
adj. 谨慎的；机警的；惟恐的；考虑周到的
比较级:warier 最高级:wariest
- 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!
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- adj. 谨慎的；机警的；惟恐的；考虑周到的
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1. "Why are you so wary of thought"? said the philosopher.
哲学家问：“为什么你对思想这样谨慎提防？
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2. Your frailty makes them wary of buying anything from you.
你的虚弱使他们从你那里购买任何东西都很谨慎。
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3. Have we forgotten their warning to be especially wary of the demagogues who promise us something for nothing?
我们是否忘记了他们警告：一定要特别小心那些吹嘘不劳而获的蛊惑民心的政客。？
- wary (adj.) late 15c., with -y (2) + ware, from Old English wær "prudent, aware, alert, wary," from Proto-Germanic *waraz (source also of Old Norse varr "attentive," Gothic wars "cautious," Old Saxon giwar, Middle Dutch gheware, Old High German giwar, German gewahr "aware"), from PIE root *wer- (3) "perceive, watch out for." Related: Warily; wariness.
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