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词汇 gingerly
释义 gingerly
adverb
uk /ˈdʒɪn.dʒə.li/ us /ˈdʒɪn.dʒɚ.li/
in a way that is careful or cautious: 谨慎地;小心翼翼地;轻手轻脚地
Holding her painful back, she sat down gingerly on the bench.她用手按着疼痛的背部,小心翼翼地坐在长椅上。
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gingerly | American Dictionary


gingerly
adverb
us/ˈdʒɪn·dʒər·li/
in a slow, careful way:
Gingerly, he moved the heavy vase.

Examples of gingerly


gingerly
Some of the children sat firmly down on the tiny chair, whereas others perched gingerly on top.
One must treat this conclusion gingerly, however.
Throat cultures in hospital or clinic settings are usually performed by laboratory technicians or nurses, often somewhat gingerly, which may be responsible in part for the low recovery rate.
That was to go ahead with all speed in the building of more houses, but he proceeded on that matter very gingerly indeed.
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I think that the police will go very, very gingerly with it.
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We deal with that matter in a very gingerly way in paragraph 85 of the report.
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I think it would not be unkind to say that it deals with the matter rather gingerly.
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He fingered it gingerly and started to twist it a bit.
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It edges its way gingerly towards group actions by means of contracts and it makes tiny advances towards tribunal representation.
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I wonder whether you will allow me to pursue that, very carefully and gingerly.
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I think that this matter will have to be treated gingerly.
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He skated over that thin ice very gingerly.
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We common law practitioners must find our way rather gingerly through them.
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It is that which makes us have regard to the real solution of this problem, and which tells us to approach it very gingerly.
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That is why we are going very gingerly about it.
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