| 单词 | wary |
| 释义 | wary (once / 603 pages) adj Describe yourself as wary if you don't quite trust someone or something and want to proceed with caution. Be wary of risky things like wild mushrooms and Internet deals! You can trace wary through Old English back to Old High German giwar "aware, attentive." If you keep a wary eye on something, you are attentive for signs that it is becoming dangerous. Likewise, if you give someone a wary glance, your face conveys the suspicion and caution you feel. When you are wary of driving alone at night or making promises, you fear something bad might happen if you do these things. WORD FAMILYwary: unwary, warier, wariest, warily, wariness+/unwariness: unwarinesses/unwary: unwarily, unwariness USAGE EXAMPLESYes, lawmakers should move carefully and be wary of overburdening alcohol establishments and offenders. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) It said travelers should be wary of New Year’s celebrations especially in places packed with tourists such as beach parties and markets. Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) While he’s wary of the government, “No matter what, they are still better than Daesh,” he said. Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1adj 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 Syn|Ant on guard, on one's guard, on your guard, upon one's guard vigilant shywary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or things unwary not alert to danger or deception gullibleeasily tricked because of being too trusting unguardeddisplaying or feeling no wariness 2adj openly distrustful and unwilling to confide Syn leery, mistrustful, suspicious, untrusting distrustful having or showing distrust |
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