英:['kɔ:ʃəslɪ]
美:[ˈkɔʃəslɪ]
英:['kɔ:ʃəslɪ]
美:[ˈkɔʃəslɪ]
adv.
小心地,谨慎地
小心翼翼
翼翼
词根:caution
adj.cautious 谨慎的;十分小心的
n.caution 小心,谨慎;警告,警示
cautiousness 谨慎;小心
vt.caution 警告
Adverb
1. with caution or prudence or tact;
"she ventured cautiously downstairs"
"they handled the incident with kid gloves"
2. in a conservative manner;
"we estimated the number of demonstrators conservatively at 200,000."
cautiously optimistic审慎乐观
see caution >entry 1
The first known use of cautious was in 1614
cavalier1 of 2noun
a mounted soldier : knight
a brave and courteous gentleman
cavalier2 of 2adjective
lighthearted and charming in manner
having an unconcerned or disdainful attitude about important matters
cavalier1 of 2noun
a mounted soldier : knight
a brave and courteous gentleman
cavalier2 of 2adjective
lighthearted and charming in manner
having an unconcerned or disdainful attitude about important matters
cavalier1 of 2noun
a mounted soldier : knight
a brave and courteous gentleman
cavalier2 of 2adjective
lighthearted and charming in manner
having an unconcerned or disdainful attitude about important matters
cavalcadenoun
a procession especially of riders or carriages
a dramatic series (as of related events)
cautiousadjective
marked by or given to caution
a cautious reply
cautiousadjective
marked by or given to caution
a cautious reply
1 Ralph knelt in the entrance to the shelter and peered cautiously round him.
2 Yet I edged cautiously toward the steps of the house, holding myself ready to run if they should prove to be more violent than they appeared.
3 There was no movement to be seen, but the hobbits crept by cautiously, keeping as much as they could to the thorn-brakes that grew thickly at this point along both sides of the old water-course.
4 She had no time to reply, however, for at that moment a white furry head peered cautiously round a boulder.
5 He said cautiously--to an imaginary company: "Hold, my merry men!"
他小心地——对一个想象中的伙伴说:“站住,好汉们!”
6 The enemy watched cautiously as the girls returned to face them.
7 I cautiously ventured into the water far enough to explain my concerns about sharks to him.
8 “Take heed, Mrs. Clarke,” Penelope said cautiously, “you are likely to drip wax on yourself if you are not careful. That will give a nasty burn.”
9 He glanced at Fern, then crept cautiously toward the goose, keeping close to the wall.
10 I walked cautiously toward the mouth of the alley, but I couldn’t see Father.
11 I nodded, cautiously, not sure where she was going with this.
12 The second officer, who had not drawn his weapon, inched cautiously toward me.
13 Harry crammed the broken locket into his pocket, knelt down beside Ron, and placed a hand cautiously on his shoulder.
14 Then he made his way cautiously through the rest of the house, inspecting the coatrack by the back door, licking crumbs off the linoleum floor under the kitchen table.
15 I went to the front room and advanced cautiously to the side; there were no curtains and it was hard to get to the far windows without exposing oneself to view.
16 Now, slowly, cautiously, she followed me down the stairs.
17 He moved forward rather cautiously and looked down.
18 “My father,” I began cautiously, “he want fly like Wrights.”
19 They touched me cautiously, as if I might break.
20 They peered over anthills and looked cautiously round clumps of teazle.
2 小心谨慎地
3 谨慎
cautious wary prudent discreet guarded prudential circumspect chary gingerly care caution discretion canny deliberately studiously deliberation delicacy nice conservative conscientious unobtrusive demure calculating nicely conservatively warily charily prudence wariness chariness with care abstain from
4 小心地