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单词 wary
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wary


war·y

W0036600 (wâr′ē)adj. war·i·er, war·i·est 1. On guard; watchful: taught to be wary of strangers.2. Characterized by caution: a wary glance at the black clouds.
[Middle English ware, from Old English wær; see wer- in Indo-European roots.]
war′i·ly adv.war′i·ness n.

wary

(ˈwɛərɪ) adj, warier or wariest1. watchful, cautious, or alert2. characterized by caution or watchfulness[C16: from ware2 + -y1] ˈwarily adv ˈwariness n

war•y

(ˈwɛər i)

adj. war•i•er, war•i•est. 1. watchful; being on one's guard against danger. 2. arising from caution: a wary look. [1545–55; ware2 + -y1] war′i•ly, adv. war′i•ness, n. syn: See careful.
Thesaurus
Adj.1.wary - marked by keen caution and watchful prudencewary - 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"unwary - not alert to danger or deception; "the shrieks of unwary animals taken by surprise"; "some thieves prey especially on unwary travelers"; "seduce the unwary reader into easy acquiescence"- O.J.Campbell
2.wary - openly distrustful and unwilling to confidewary - openly distrustful and unwilling to confideleery, mistrustful, suspicious, untrustingdistrustful - having or showing distrust; "a man of distrustful nature"; "my experience...in other fields of law has made me distrustful of rules of thumb generally"- B.N.Cardozo; "vigilant and distrustful superintendence"- Thomas Jefferson

wary

adjective1. suspicious, sceptical, mistrustful, suspecting, guarded, apprehensive, cagey (informal), leery (slang), distrustful, on your guard, chary, heedful My mother always told me to be wary of strangers.2. watchful, careful, alert, cautious, prudent, attentive, vigilant, circumspect, heedful Keep a wary eye on children when they are playing near water.
watchful rash, reckless, careless, negligent, unsuspecting, foolhardy, unwary, unguarded, imprudent, remiss

wary

adjective1. Vigilantly attentive:alert, observant, open-eyed, vigilant, wakeful, watchful, wide-awake.Idiom: on the ball.2. Trying attentively to avoid danger, risk, or error:careful, cautious, chary, circumspect, forehanded, gingerly, prudent.
Translations
小心翼翼的谨慎的

wary

(ˈweəri) adjective cautious or on one's guard (about or concerning). Be wary of lending money to him. 小心翼翼的,提防的 小心翼翼的,谨慎的 ˈwarily adverb 小心翼翼地 小心翼翼地,谨慎地 ˈwariness noun 小心翼翼 小心翼翼,谨慎,注意
IdiomsSeewarily

wary


Related to wary: Leary, suavity
  • adj

Synonyms for wary

adj suspicious

Synonyms

  • suspicious
  • sceptical
  • mistrustful
  • suspecting
  • guarded
  • apprehensive
  • cagey
  • leery
  • distrustful
  • on your guard
  • chary
  • heedful

adj watchful

Synonyms

  • watchful
  • careful
  • alert
  • cautious
  • prudent
  • attentive
  • vigilant
  • circumspect
  • heedful

Antonyms

  • rash
  • reckless
  • careless
  • negligent
  • unsuspecting
  • foolhardy
  • unwary
  • unguarded
  • imprudent
  • remiss

Synonyms for wary

adj vigilantly attentive

Synonyms

  • alert
  • observant
  • open-eyed
  • vigilant
  • wakeful
  • watchful
  • wide-awake

adj trying attentively to avoid danger, risk, or error

Synonyms

  • careful
  • cautious
  • chary
  • circumspect
  • forehanded
  • gingerly
  • prudent

Synonyms for wary

adj marked by keen caution and watchful prudence

Antonyms

  • unwary

adj openly distrustful and unwilling to confide

Synonyms

  • leery
  • mistrustful
  • suspicious
  • untrusting

Related Words

  • distrustful
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