cautious

[ˈkɔːʃəs]
  • 释义

  • 小心的，谨慎的;

  • 词义辨析
  • cautious, attentive, careful, precautious
  • 这组形容词都有“细心的”“谨慎的”意思。它们的区别在于:
    1.careful修饰具有动作概念的名词时,可译为“细致的”“精心的”,含有靠认真实践来避免错误的意味。例如:
    One can never be too careful in his work.工作越细心越好。
    She was careful enough to find this mistake of mine.她相当仔细,发现了我的这一差错。
    2.attentive指为了理解或改变事物而采取“注意的”或“聚精会神”的态度,有时含有谦恭有礼的意味。例如:
    Please be more attentive to your studies.请多用点儿心读书。
    A speaker likes to have an attentive audience.演讲者喜欢聚精会神的听众。
    She was very attentive to her sick sister.她非常关心生病的妹妹。
    3.cautious指对待某事物时,要仔细考虑各种可能性,所持的态度是“细心的”“谨慎的”,含有要避免危险、谨慎留意、以防出现差错的意味。例如:
    The students are cautious not to make any mistakes in spelling.学生们在拼写时非常小心。
    He is a cautious driver.他开车很谨慎。
    Papa, intensely cautious, never made a decision lightly.爸爸非常谨慎小心,从来不轻易作出决定。
    She was cautious of strangers.她对陌生人很戒备。
    4.precautious指对待某事物是“有防备的”“戒备的”“警惕的”,尤指社会场合的谨慎,除非对知己者,否则不愿对他人谈及自己的个人问题,也指担心出差错而事先做好各种防范准备。例如:
    He was precautious in crossing the rickety bridge.走过这座摇摇晃晃的桥时他小心翼翼。
  • careful，cautious，attentive，prudent
  • 这些形容词都含有“小心的，谨慎的”之意。
    careful侧重做事谨慎、留心，特别注意一些细节地方。
    cautious着重考虑事情的后果，谨慎留意，防止出差错。
    attentive指认真地注意地倾听别人的意见，留心别人的需要等。
    prudent指遇事审慎，思考计划周密，不贸然行事。
  • 双语例句
  • 1、

    Australia, put in to bat, made a cautious start.

    轮到澳大利亚队出场击球，他们开始打得很谨慎。

    柯林斯例句
  • 2、

    Employers may become overly cautious about taking on new staff.

    雇主在雇用新职员时可能会变得过于谨慎。

    柯林斯例句
  • 3、

    On this account we should be more cautious on this voyage.

    以此,我们应该在这次航行中格外小心谨慎.

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 4、

    With many details, you are analytical, cautious, and distrustful.

    猪有许多细节, 您善分析, 谨慎, 有怀疑心.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 5、

    We should not only be bold, but also be cautious.

    我们不仅要大胆, 而且要谨慎.

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 6、

    His critics write him off as too cautious to succeed.

    批评他的人不把他当回事，认为他太过谨慎，不能成事。

    柯林斯例句
  • 7、

    He was very cautious about committing himself to anything.

    他谨小慎微，从不轻易表态。

    《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
  • 8、

    You should be cautious when getting involved and test the water before committing yourself.

    参与其中时一定要小心谨慎，表态之前最好试探一下。

    柯林斯例句
  • 9、

    Be cautious in doing such a matter!

    做这样事情要慎重从事!

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 10、

    He has been seen as a champion of a more cautious approach to economic reform.

    人们一直将他视为主张更为谨慎的经济改革措施的提倡者。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 11、

    Doctors are understandably cautious about this new treatment.

    医生对这个新疗法很谨慎是可以理解的.

    《简明英汉词典》
  • 12、

    Bankers say clients are being more cautious about hedge funds and stocks.

    银行人士称,目前客户对对冲基金及股票更加谨慎.

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  • 13、

    He was cautious about his work.

    他对工作非常谨慎.

    《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • 14、

    A degree of cautious optimism is justified.

    表现出一定程度的谨慎乐观是合乎情理的。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 15、

    US manufacturers a cautious welcome to China's promise to be more flexible about its currency.

    美国的制造商对中国货币将会更有弹性的承诺表示怀疑的欢迎.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 16、

    He was even more cautious than ever , and did his utmost to win the trust and favour of the superior.

    他更加谨小慎微,兢兢业业, 以尽力取信讨好其上司.

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 17、

    He is cautious inorder to get promoted.

    他为求升迁而小心谨慎.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 18、

    So investors in the operation, or to remain cautious.

    所以投资者在操作上, 还是要保持谨慎的态度.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 19、

    You must be cautious with the razor.

    使用修面刀时,请务必小心.

    ——辞典例句
  • 20、

    The deputy leader is cautious about loosening the links with the unions.

    该政党的二把手对疏远与工会之间关系一事态度谨慎。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 21、

    Some captains were more cautious than others, and the pilots had different ways.

    有些船长特别谨慎, 领港员们也各人有各人的做法.

    ——辞典例句
  • 22、

    The reasons for this cautious European approach are manifold.

    欧洲如此谨慎的态度其理由多样.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 23、

    He was cautious of his footing, wary of the edge.

    他小心翼翼地站在边缘。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 24、

    He is a very cautious man; he always thinks very carefully before he makes a decision.

    他是个非常小心谨慎的人, 在作出某项决定之前他总是先周密思考.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 25、

    The president became more cautious as his popularity dipped.

    由于支持率有所下降，总统变得更加谨慎了。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 26、

    Investors are playing it cautious, and they're playing it smart.

    投资者审慎精明地行事。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 27、

    American analysts have been somewhat cautious in estimating the size of the B2B market.

    美国分析师在估计公司对公司业务市场大小时略显谨慎。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 28、

    The policy was rejected in favour of a more cautious approach.

    这项政策未被采纳，取而代之的是一项较为谨慎的策略。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 29、

    The results of the scheme so far give rise to cautious optimism.

    到现在为止计划实施的结果有保守性的上升.

    ——期刊摘选
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