chary

英 ['tʃeəri] 美 ['tʃeri]

• adj. 谨慎的；节俭的

详尽释义

adj. 形容词

1. 谨慎的
2. 吝惜的
3. 细心的
4. 怕羞的
5. 不愿冒风险的
6. 小心谨慎的
7. 谨小慎微的
8. 节俭的
9. 吝啬的
10. 谦恭的
11. 腼腆的
12. 小心的
13. 舍不得的
14. <古>珍视的

英英释义

Adjective:

1. characterized by great caution and wariness;

   "a cagey avoidance of a definite answer"
   "chary of the risks involved"
   "a chary investor"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. A cat is chary of wetting its paws.
   猫尽量避免弄湿它的脚掌。
2. They are chary of investing such an amount of money in the risky business.
   他们对于在那项风险很大的生意中投资态度很谨慎。
3. He is chary of praise.
   他吝于称赞别人。
4. Oh sure. The boss is very chary about taking on more people at the moment.
   喔，那是当然，老板目前非常不轻易增聘人手。

经典引文

• The chariest maid is prodigal enough If she unmask her beauty to the moon.

  出自：Hamlet , Shakespeare

• They were more chary of their royal presence.

  出自： Sir W. Scott

• One would be more chary about characterizing the Anglo-Irish were it not for the fact that they themselves have not been in the least chary about it.

  出自： V. Glendinning

词汇搭配

• chary of 对…有戒心,对…谨慎...

近反义词

【近义词】

• cautious 谨慎的
• circumspect 细心的
• economical 节俭的
• wary 小心的
• suspicious 可疑的
• mindful 深切注意的
• shy 腼腆的
• guarded 谨慎的
• cagy 谨慎的
• cagey 谨慎的