单词 | beware |
释义 | bewarebe‧ware /bɪˈweə $ -ˈwer/ ●○○ verb [intransitive, transitive only in imperative and infinitive] Word Origin WORD ORIGINbeware ExamplesOrigin: 1200-1300 be + ware ‘careful’ (11-19 centuries) (from Old English wær)EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorwhat you say when you want to warn someone► look out/watch out Collocations spoken say this to urgently warn someone that they will have an accident if they do not immediately try to avoid it: · "Look out!" yelled Willie. "He's got a gun!"· Look out! There's a train coming!· Watch out! You nearly hit that car. ► mind British spoken use this to warn someone not to touch something or do something that would be dangerous or cause trouble: · Mind the table Charlotte, there are drinks on it.mind/mind out: · Mind! The plate's hot.· Mind out! There's a motorcycle!mind you don't do something: · The cat's down there - mind you don't tread on him.mind how you go (=used to warn someone to walk carefully to avoid slipping or falling): · Mind how you go. The path's a bit slippery. ► watch it/watch out use this to warn someone that what they are doing could be dangerous: · "Watch out!" yelled the driver, as the truck veered towards his car.· Watch it! You nearly knocked my head off with that ladder. ► be careful spoken use this to warn someone that what they are doing could be dangerous: · I handed Phil the heavy revolver. "Be careful, it's loaded."· Be careful, it's very hot.be careful with: · Hey! Be careful with that cigarette!be careful/take care not to do something: · Be careful not to do anything that might make him angry. ► beware especially written used to warn people about something dangerous - usually seen on signs and official statements: · Beware. Deep water.beware of: · Beware of the dog.· Beware of falling rocks.· The police warn tourists to beware of pickpockets, especially in crowded places.beware of doing something: · Beware of accidentally starting the engine while you are cleaning the blades. ► you'd better spoken informal use this to warn or advise someone that they should do something in order to avoid trouble: · "I suppose I ought to apologize." "Yes, you'd better, or she might make things difficult for you."you'd better do something: · You'd better tell the police in case they think it was your fault.· The train leaves in twenty minutes, so you'd better hurry up! ► something ends in tears British spoken say this to warn someone that something they are determined to do is not sensible and will probably end badly: · Never have an affair with a work colleague - they usually end in tears.it'll (all) end in tears: · My common sense told me: "Stay away! It'll end in tears!" COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► so used to warn someone to be careful because something is dangerousbeware of Beware of the dog!beware of doing something They should beware of making hasty decisions. Police warned drivers to beware.· Andy reports that the top of the area above Necrepolis now features some loose rock - so beware.· Like any other group of people, anti-diet professionals are a mixed bunch, so beware.· They have false floors, so beware, it is very dangerous to climb down into them!· So beware at the doctor's.· Some yarns will give a neat sideways band using full needle rib but others look very floppy so beware.· You don't want to lose what you have worked so long to achieve, so beware of hard-sell techniques.· So beware the curved top compacts.· So beware: if we were able to read between the lines that easily, so too can your family and friends! NOUN► buyer· It's definitely a case of buyer beware.· Internet purchase of prescription drugs: buyer beware.· Meanwhile, let the buyer beware.· My final words would be caveat emptor - let the buyer beware.· There's a legal term, caveat emptor, which means buyer beware, so when viewing it pays to be suspicious.· So caveat emptor viridis: let the green buyer beware.· Obviously, organic does signify better, or at the least an improvement, but the buyer must beware. VERB► let· Mr Toad was loose on the racetrack, yowling and tooting to himself and let all beware who saw him come.· Meanwhile, let the buyer beware.· My final words would be caveat emptor - let the buyer beware.· So caveat emptor viridis: let the green buyer beware.· A useless moment of violence. Let her recall and beware. ► warn· Trading Standards Officers in West Sussex warned consumers to beware of buying the second-hand domestic fire extinguishers.· Prominent traffic signs warn you to beware of camels.· Thefts alert: Police are warning householders to beware of sneak thieves after a series of burglaries in Newton Aycliffe.· Fakes a lot HARD-UP shoppers were warned yesterday to beware of cut-price fakes.· Veteran extras warn neophytes to beware the purges.· Thomas Szasz warns to beware of the psychiatrist who analyses jokes instead of laughing at them.· Friends of the Earth is warning Mr Redwood to beware of talk of a jobs bonanza. |
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