wary 详细解释

wary

['wɛəri]

adj.小心的, 机警的

a.

1. 小心翼翼的; 警惕的

Tom did not hear the faint sound of the creature's wary advance.

汤姆没有听见这个动物小心翼翼前行时所发出的微弱响声。

The doorman kept a wary eye on strangers.

门房密切注意陌生人

2. 谨防的; 惟恐的[F][(+of)]

Some children are wary of strangers.

有些小孩怕陌生人。

He is wary of telling secrets.

他提防泄露秘密。

词形变化

副词: warily | 形容词比较级: warier | 形容词最高级: wariest | 名词: wariness |

词义辨析

同义:

a.小心的; 不信的

cautious  careful  guarded  suspicious  distrustful  

同义参见:

judicious  circumspect  calculating  

反义:

a.小心的; 机警的

foolhardy  

英英释义

形容词 wary:

marked by keen caution and watchful prudence

openly distrustful and unwilling to confide

同义词:leery, mistrustful, suspicious, untrusting

补充

warywary英:[ˈwɛəri] 美:[ˈwɛri]adj.1.谨慎的; 小心翼翼的He is wary of strangers.他提防生人。

例句

1. He can be highly defensive and wary.他有时戒心很强、特别警惕。 2. They were very wary about giving him a contract.他们跟他签合同时非常谨慎。 3. They taught her to be wary of strangers.他们教育她要提防陌生人。 4. Everyone treats me with wary respect.每个人对我都小心翼翼、毕恭毕敬。 5. Bankers are keeping a wary eye on the outcome.银行家对于结果高度警觉。 6. dogs which have been mistreated often remain very wary of strangers.受过虐待的狗对陌生人往往十分警惕。 7. a wary look.警惕的一瞥。 8. Since becoming famous, she has grown wary of journalists.她成名以后对记者持谨慎态度。 9. The store owner kept a wary eye on him.商店老板密切注意着他。 10. Investors are increasingly wary about putting money into stocks.投资者们对于把钱投进股市越来越谨慎了。 11. They remain wary of the new plan.他们对这个新计划依然持谨慎态度。 12. They looked at each other warily.他们警惕地看着彼此。