wary

英 ['weərɪ] 美['wɛri]
  • adj. 谨慎的;机警的;惟恐的;考虑周到的

IELTS中低频词CET6+TEM8GRETOEFL常用词汇

词态变化


比较级: warier;最高级: wariest;副词: warily;名词: wariness;

中文词源


wary 谨慎的

来自PIE*wer,覆盖,保护,看管,看护,词源同ward,ware。引申词义谨慎的。

英英释意


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

英文词源


wary
wary: see ware
wary (adj.)
late 15c., with -y (2) + ware, from Old English wær "prudent, aware, alert, wary," from Proto-Germanic *waraz (cognates: Old Norse varr "attentive," Gothic wars "cautious," Old Saxon giwar, Middle Dutch gheware, Old High German giwar, German gewahr "aware"), from PIE root *wer- (4) "to perceive, watch out for" (see ward (n.)). Related: Warily; wariness.

考试真题


According to Leslie, those who ridiculed former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld for his 2002 remark that we have to be wary of the unknown unknowns were mistaken.

2017年12月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

The other thing is that a lot of these supplements aren’t necessarily what they claim to be, and you really have to be wary when you take any of them.

出自-2016年6月听力原文

And faculty members will be wary of any change that threatens the core curriculum in the name of moving students into the workforce.

出自-2012年6月阅读原文

The other thing is that a lot of these supplements aren't necessarily what they claim to be, and you really have to be wary when you take any of them.

2016年6月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section B

They must determine the risk of jeopardizing a job offer or a collaboration proposal from those who are wary of— or unfamiliar with—open science.

2017年12月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

实用场景例句


Be wary of strangers who offer you a ride.
提防那些主动让你搭车的陌生人。

牛津词典

She was wary of getting involved with him.
她唯恐和他有牵连。

牛津词典

He gave her a wary look.
他留意地看了她一眼。

牛津词典

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。

牛津词典

The cat eyed him warily.
那只猫警惕地注视着他。

牛津词典

[不可数名词]feelings of wariness
小心谨慎

牛津词典

There was a wariness in her tone.
她的语气中透出一丝谨慎。

牛津词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

They were very wary about giving him a contract.
他们跟他签合同时非常谨慎。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Bankers are keeping a wary eye on the outcome.
银行家们对结果保持高度警惕。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Each country is building information freeway aspect hammer and tongs, wary and backward.
各国在建设信息高速公路方面都全力以赴, 唯恐落后.

期刊摘选

Though Tee Watt Kaa was wary of the Jedi, he could not deny them medical attention.
虽然蒂·瓦特·卡对绝地有戒心, 但他不能拒绝对方的医疗救助请求.

期刊摘选

Paula frowned, suddenly wary.
宝拉皱了皱眉头, 突然警惕起来.

《简明英汉词典》

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.

期刊摘选

Be wary of anyone who knows what to say.
注意那些知道自己要说什么的人.

期刊摘选

We should be very wary of the traditional engineering metaphor for building software.
在构建软件时,应该对传统工程所隐含的东西非常警惕.

期刊摘选

After being bitten by a stray dog, Gail was wary of all dogs.
被野狗咬伤后, 盖尔对所有的狗都心存戒备.

期刊摘选

He is wary of telling secrets to others.
他谨防向他人泄露秘密.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

The Chelsea boss is also wary of the Toon Army effect.
切尔西教练很警惕纽卡斯尔军团的影响.

期刊摘选

We be wary of a resurgence of unreasonable expectations in state protection, intervention and global control.
我们应该警惕对政府保护 、 干预和全球控制的不切实际的期望重新抬头.

期刊摘选

She was wary of strangers.
她很警惕陌生人.

期刊摘选

You've got to be very wary of that.
对此,你要特别小心.

期刊摘选

You be wary of frequent cancelling, as it can be construed as taking someone for granted.
对于频繁取消约会,你必须慎之又慎, 因为它会被理解成没把别人当回事.

期刊摘选

She was, after long experience, wary of her uncle's selfishness, sometimes blatant, sometimes subtle.
经过长久的经验, 她对她叔父的自私已经有所戒备; 这种自私有时厚颜无耻, 有时巧妙阴险.

辞典例句

I think that they are becoming much more wary.
我认为他们变得更加谨慎了.

期刊摘选

It made me the more wary.
这使我更加小心.

辞典例句

Be wary of those who have overly strong convictions.
警惕那些有着过于强烈信念的人.

期刊摘选

He is wary of strangers.
他提防生人.

《简明英汉词典》

Be wary of strangers who offer you a ride.
提防那些主动让你搭车的陌生人。

《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》