be wary of (doing) something• Congressis wary of becoming too dependent on foreignoil.• He was wary of it, thinking it might be living, but he saw it was just another machine.• W01111n, like birds, have learned to be wary of men; they pass the wariness on, genetically.• It was broken, and we should be wary of returning to such a rigid system.• I longed to ask questions but was wary ofrevealing my completelack of local knowledge.• The Chancellor should be wary of the argument that the deficit does not matter because it is in the privatesector.• One also needs to be wary of the inequalities that market mechanisms bring in their wake.• Other parishionerswere wary ofunleashing political passions in the parish.
Originwary
(1400-1500)ware“careful”((11-20 centuries)), from Old Englishwær
VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESVERBS➤be, feel, look, seem慎重;覺得慎重;看起來小心翼翼;似乎很謹慎▸➤become, get, grow謹慎起來;變得慎重;逐漸謹慎起來▸➤remain保持謹慎▸➤make sb使某人警惕◇The strange look in his eyes made me wary of accepting his offer.他那奇怪的眼神使我在考慮是否接受他的提議時謹慎起來。ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其/相當/非常謹慎▸➤decidedly, deeply明顯警惕;非常慎重▸➤increasingly越來越謹慎➤especially, particularly尤其/特別謹慎▸➤a little, slightly, etc.有點兒/略有些警惕▸➤instinctively, naturally本能地/自然地警覺起來▸➤suddenly突然警惕起來◇Paula frowned, suddenly wary.葆拉皺了皺眉頭,突然警惕起來。PREPOSITION➤about對⋯謹慎◇Be wary about these so-called special offers.要小心這些所謂的特惠。➤of對⋯提防◇You should be very wary of people offering cheap tickets.一定要當心那些提供便宜票的人。PHRASES➤keep a wary eye on sb/sth (oftenfigurative) 密切注意⋯◇The chip manufacturers are keeping a wary eye on the market.芯片製造商在密切注意市場的動向。