wary
wary 英 [ˈweəri] 美 [ˈweri]
adj. 小心的，谨慎的
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. 小心的，谨慎的
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1. Be wary of strangers who offer you a ride.
提防那些主动让你搭车的陌生人。
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2. He gave her a wary look.
他留意地看了她一眼。
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3. The police will need to keep a wary eye on this area of town.
警方必须密切注意这一带城区。
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4. There was a wariness in her tone.
她的语气中透出一丝谨慎。
- 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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