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单词 gingerly
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gingerly

They make their way gingerly down the planks.She gingerly tried to move it from the heat but it exploded.Bhutan has only recently stepped gingerly onto the motorway of international life.There is no glowing ooze in the holding ponds or men walking gingerly in protective suits.The men then walked gingerly out of the hall.Both walked away gingerly last night after taking knocks.Small but wiry, he moves gingerly around the room.They walked gingerly over the ice; the cold bit through their jackets.He was seen walking gingerly round the pitch at the Etihad yesterday before disappearing down the tunnel.The irony is that players new to artificial surfaces tread as gingerly on them as if they were trotting on greasy or icy grass.I see an elderly man gingerly making his way down the incline of his driveway.And where the interests of Britain were not clearly engaged, he moved gingerly.He was led from the field, walking gingerly, for emergency treatment.We walked gingerly down one dark and stinking first-floor corridor, peering into the doorways and avoiding those in which we could hear movement.In the end, I had to push the car uphill while my wife drove rather gingerly.I felt my way gingerly up the stairs, along a corridor, trying to find my dormitory.I am treading quite gingerly here since I am neither a doctor nor a psychiatrist.

In other languages
gingerly

British English: gingerly ADVERB
If you do something gingerly, you do it in a careful manner, usually because you expect it to be dangerous, unpleasant, or painful.
She was touching the dressing gingerly with both hands.
  • American English: gingerly
  • Brazilian Portuguese: cuidadosamente
  • Chinese: 小心谨慎地
  • European Spanish: con sumo cuidado
  • French: avec précaution
  • German: vorsichtig
  • Italian: cautamente
  • Japanese: とても用心深く
  • Korean: 아주 조심스럽게
  • European Portuguese: cuidadosamente
  • Latin American Spanish: con sumo cuidado

Chinese translation of 'gingerly'

gingerly

(ˈdʒɪndʒəlɪ)

adv

  1. (= cautiously) 小心翼翼地 (xiǎoxīn yìyì de)
(adverb) 
Definition
carefully or cautiously
I drove gingerly past the security check points.
Synonyms
cautiously
The government has reacted cautiously to the report.
carefully
reluctantly
suspiciously
tentatively
warily
He backed warily away from the animal.
hesitantly
timidly
circumspectly
cagily (informal)
charily
delicately
soup delicately flavoured with nutmeg
daintily
fastidiously
squeamishly
Opposites
boldly
,
rashly
,
confidently
,
carelessly
(adjective) 
I spoke in a gingerly fashion about my problems.
Synonyms
cautious
Mr King clearly has a cautious approach to change.
careful
One has to be extremely careful when dealing with these people.
reluctant
delicate
He didn't want to offend my delicate sensibilities.
suspicious
wary
Keep a wary eye on children when they are playing near water.
timid
hesitant
I was hesitant about accepting the invitation.
fastidious
He was fastidious about his appearance.
dainty
circumspect
You should have been more circumspect in your dealings with him.
squeamish
A meeting with this man is not for the socially squeamish.
chary
Some people are rather chary of being associated with him.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of careful
Definition
cautious in attitude or action
One has to be extremely careful when dealing with these people.
Synonyms
cautious,
painstaking,
scrupulous,
fastidious,
circumspect,
punctilious (formal),
chary,
heedful,
thoughtful,
discreet
in the sense of chary
Definition
wary or careful
Some people are rather chary of being associated with him.
Synonyms
wary,
guarded,
careful,
reluctant,
cautious,
suspicious,
uneasy,
scrupulous,
circumspect,
leery (slang),
heedful,
prudent
in the sense of circumspect
Definition
cautious and careful not to take risks
You should have been more circumspect in your dealings with him.
Synonyms
cautious,
politic,
guarded,
careful,
wary,
discriminating,
discreet,
sage,
prudent,
canny,
attentive,
vigilant,
watchful,
judicious,
observant,
sagacious (formal),
heedful

Nearby words of
gingerly

  • gill
  • gimcrack
  • gimmick
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  • giraffe
  • gird
  • girdle

Synonyms of 'gingerly'

gingerly

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of delicate
He didn't want to offend my delicate sensibilities.
Synonyms
fastidious,
nice,
critical,
pure,
Victorian,
proper,
refined,
discriminating,
stuffy,
scrupulous,
prim,
puritanical,
squeamish,
prudish,
prissy (informal),
strait-laced,
schoolmarmish (British, informal),
old-maidish (informal)
in the sense of delicately
soup delicately flavoured with nutmeg
Synonyms
finely,
lightly,
subtly,
softly,
carefully,
precisely,
elegantly,
gracefully,
deftly,
exquisitely,
skilfully,
daintily
in the sense of fastidious
Definition
paying great attention to neatness, detail, and order
He was fastidious about his appearance.
Synonyms
particular,
meticulous,
fussy,
overdelicate,
difficult,
nice,
critical,
discriminating,
dainty,
squeamish,
choosy (informal),
picky (informal),
hard to please,
finicky,
punctilious (formal),
pernickety,
hypercritical,
overnice,
nit-picky (informal)
in the sense of hesitant
Definition
doubtful and unsure in speech or action
I was hesitant about accepting the invitation.
Synonyms
uncertain,
reluctant,
shy,
halting,
doubtful,
sceptical,
unsure,
hesitating,
wavering,
timid,
diffident,
lacking confidence,
vacillating,
hanging back,
irresolute,
half-arsed (British, slang),
half-assed (US, Canadian, slang),
half-hearted
in the sense of squeamish
Definition
easily shocked or upset by unpleasant sights or events
A meeting with this man is not for the socially squeamish.
Synonyms
fastidious,
particular,
delicate,
nice (rare),
scrupulous,
prudish,
prissy (informal),
finicky,
strait-laced,
punctilious (formal)
in the sense of warily
He backed warily away from the animal.
Synonyms
cautiously,
carefully,
discreetly,
with care,
tentatively,
gingerly,
guardedly,
circumspectly,
watchfully,
vigilantly,
cagily (informal),
heedfully
in the sense of wary
Definition
cautious or on one's guard
Keep a wary eye on children when they are playing near water.
Synonyms
watchful,
careful,
alert,
cautious,
prudent,
attentive,
vigilant,
circumspect,
heedful,
on the lookout,
wide-awake,
on the qui vive
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