| 单词 | cautious |
| 释义 | cautious (kɔːʃəs ) 1. adjective B2 Someone who is cautious acts very carefully in order to avoid possible danger. The scientists are cautious about using enzyme therapy on humans. [+ about] He is a very cautious man. cautiously adverb [usually ADVERB with verb, oft ADVERB adjective] B2 David moved cautiously forward and looked over the edge. Cautiously, he moved himself into an upright position. 2. adjective B2 If you describe someone's attitude or reaction as cautious, you mean that it is limited or careful. He has been seen as a champion of a more cautious approach to economic reform. Synonyms: careful, guarded, alert, wary cautiously adverb [usually ADVERB adjective, oft ADVERB with verb] B2 Cook was cautiously optimistic that he would finally solve the problem. Rebel sources have so far reacted cautiously to the threat. Synonyms: carefully, alertly, discreetly, tentatively Collocations: a little cautious I could see why chocolatiers might be a little cautious with green tea, though. Times, Sunday Times In the event the bidding was a little cautious and the interesting play position never arose. Times, Sunday Times It will make me a little cautious going forward. The Sun The company was sounding a little cautious about the outlook for 2017. Times, Sunday Times But he admits to being a little cautious in the very near term. Globe and Mail Most forecasters, it should be said, are maintaining a cautious attitude to the prospect of a meaningful growth revival this year. Times,Sunday Times On the other hand, they deserve credit for their cautious attitude to investing abroad. Times, Sunday Times The institution said that continued lack of mortgage finance and a generally cautious attitude from purchasers has resulted in new buyer inquiries and transaction levels continuing to slip. Times, Sunday Times Inflation, the cautious attitude of the consumer, and the energy crisis are uncertainties facing the industry. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He speaks in very pious, grandiose declarations, but appears to have a cautious attitude toward the potential of humans. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Retail analysts are already writing off 2008 given the turmoil on financial markets around the world and the more cautious consumer. Times, Sunday Times The chain yesterday blamed a 6 per cent fall in orders of kitchens, bedrooms and bathrooms on 'nervy' cautious consumers and a store shake-up. The Sun He admitted that trading could vary from one month to the next depending on how cautious consumers were feeling. Times, Sunday Times This summer, despite the tendency for cautious consumers to book late, most holidays were sold. Times, Sunday Times How to avoid it: even the most cautious driver can get a puncture, so protect yourself. Times, Sunday Times It was cramped and slow-going; compared with me he was a cautious driver. Times, Sunday Times The follower can be described as a cautious driver. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Already popular with businesses, they are making inroads into the consumer market by helping cautious drivers get cheaper insurance because they can prove that they are safe drivers. Times, Sunday Times Their fascinating discoveries give reason for cautious hope, as well as acute disgust. Times, Sunday Times An aura of cautious hope was tempered by resistance, antipathy and outright lawlessness. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A subsequent study gave cautious hope for a continuing recovery of the population from an all-time low of merely some dozens of pairs in the 1930s. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Gee suggests a cautious investor should have about 30% in equities, 30% in bonds, 20% in commercial property and 20% in cash. Times, Sunday Times I am a cautious investor and uncomfortable about going back into equities. Times, Sunday Times If you need the money soon, or are a cautious investor, you may want to limit your allocations to bonds. Times,Sunday Times For a cautious investor, he suggests a typical portfolio would include 50% in equities. Times, Sunday Times It has a high exposure to cash, gold and index-linked bonds, so would suit the more cautious investor. Times, Sunday Times Mortgage brokers say cautious lenders are now vetoing some occupations as too risky, including investment banking. Times, Sunday Times Be aware that increasingly cautious lenders could reject you as the result of information suggesting that you are running up consumer debts that you have never incurred. Times, Sunday Times Some banks are assuming that their standard variable rate will be 6 per cent in five years, while other more cautious lenders are assuming a rate of 7 per cent. Times, Sunday Times But he also struck his customary cautious note, adding that there were 'still plenty of opportunities for us to slip up'. Times, Sunday Times However, he sounds a cautious note when it comes to investors' exit strategies. Times, Sunday Times Others sound a cautious note. Times, Sunday Times The company has previously sounded a cautious note about a recovery in consumer spending. Times, Sunday Times On the subject of the economy, he sounded a cautious note on recovery. Times, Sunday Times He believes investors should 'maintain a cautious stance with a reasonably high exposure to corporate bonds'. Times, Sunday Times The slowdown in house prices was largely responsible for the previously cautious stance adopted by consumers. Times, Sunday Times This reflects the rise in the value of that portfolio and a generally cautious stance. Times, Sunday Times Others adopt a more cautious stance. Times, Sunday Times That more cautious stance, adopted to reflect dropout rates, meant that profits this year fell well shy of expectations. Times, Sunday Times You have to feel your way, one cautious step at a time. Times, Sunday Times Ordering at the bar, the nervous-looking barmaid eyes me warily and takes a cautious step back. The Sun The book discusses the cautious steps necessary in implementing such a new process in a church full of traditions. Christianity Today That doesn't just mean taking the first cautious steps towards building a new generation of nuclear power plants. Times, Sunday Times The system proceeds through a series of cautious steps but you cannot eliminate risk. Times, Sunday Times The market's cautious tone gave a boost to safe investments like the dollar. Houston Chronicle That changed yesterday when a more cautious tone from the 1.5 billion company sent its stock down nearly 13 per cent. Times, Sunday Times The shares dipped 44p, or 4.7 per cent, to 883½p as invetors took note of the company's cautious tone on the outlook for the rest of the year. Times, Sunday Times Others suggest that this may be the cue for renewed activity; they also see the tentative signs of recovery in the latest house price surveys, despite their cautious tone. Times, Sunday Times The tour operator struck a cautious tone when looking ahead in its trading update yesterday, sending shares down 7p or 7.7 per cent to just shy of 85p. Times, Sunday Times Other experts are equally cautious about interpreting the meaning of this discovery. Smithsonian Mag She should be equally cautious this time. Times, Sunday Times The second leg threatens to be equally cautious. Times, Sunday Times He proved equally cautious and frugal as a finance minister, and played little role in parliamentary debates. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The authors warned anyone involved in property transactions, especially private equity groups and venture capi-talists, to be especially cautious, as they are most at risk. Times, Sunday Times Individual investors looking to buy property off-plan should be especially cautious. Times, Sunday Times However, in some circumstances players will be especially cautious in match play. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 One should be especially cautious when picking mushrooms like the cleaned funnel chanterelles as these mushrooms share the same habitat as the deadly webcap and the fool's webcap. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It's common, for example, to want new challenges and experiences, but to be naturally cautious at the same time. Times, Sunday Times The business people he sees in the southwest tend to be naturally cautious. Times, Sunday Times If you are naturally cautious, particularly with finances, why would you hand money to people you have never met and hope they pay you back, with interest? Times, Sunday Times Politicians are naturally cautious about withdrawing the various stimulus measures when unemployment remains high. Times, Sunday Times I am also naturally cautious. Times, Sunday Times They have tightened their belts too much and are overly cautious about lending money. The Sun (2009) At the moment, an overly cautious middle-class management culture pervades social work and many other protective agencies. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Perhaps the Takeover Panel is being overly cautious. Times, Sunday Times (2006) They could be ringing for a splinter in their finger, but the system is so overly cautious we have to ask them. Times, Sunday Times (2015) They are understandably cautious - a polar bear can charge at 25 miles an hour. Times, Sunday Times He was understandably cautious - making only two runs in 11 overs before tea - but he found the cover boundary immediately afterwards and thereafter batted with greater freedom. Times, Sunday Times Universities and law schools are understandably cautious about how to present topics to students, she says. Times, Sunday Times It suggests an understandably cautious approach in today's climate. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 小心的 Japanese: 慎重な |
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