词汇 | chary |
释义 | chary adjective uk /ˈtʃeə.ri/ us /ˈtʃer.i/ uncertain and frightened to take risks, or unwilling to take action: 小心的,谨慎的;不愿采取行动的 I'm a bit chary of using a travel agency that doesn't have official registration.选择没有正式注册的旅行社我有点不放心。 Synonyms cageyinformal circumspectformal wary avoiding risk carefulBe careful! I don't want you to fall! cautiousShe's a very cautious driver. play it safeI think I'll play it safe and take the earlier train. risk-averseRisk-averse investors will want to stay away from the company's initial public offering. charyI'm a bit chary of accidentally offending our hosts. better safe than sorryIt's probably nothing more than a headache, but we'll order a round of tests - better safe than sorry. Doubt & ambivalence ambivalence ambivalent ambivalently askance be in two mindsidiom have a foot in both campsidiom haw hem hem and hawidiom hum and hawidiom nonconcern nonplussed quandary rudderless shades of greyidiom warily wary waver wavering waveringly You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Cautious and vigilant Related wordcharily Examples of charychary Even when the foreign banks held plenty of silver, they may be chary to lend it when some untoward event takes place. Vitet nevertheless remained chary, observing that although everything seemed ready, obstacles could still arise. Magistrates are very chary of exercising the various discretions permitted to them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is obviously an argument that we ought to be chary of accepting. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 People should be chary of criticising the process of selection as being too tough. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We should be chary of giving our confidence until we are quite sure it is justified. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am very chary about picking out the young and the old. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It will be sparing and chary in using them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I should be most chary of censorship imposed by ourselves. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think one has to be a little chary about fixing on a given point. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Since then, employers have been very chary of activating the legislation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am chary of setting up yet another piece of mechanism of that kind. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The fact that there was a crisis must make us chary of drawing general conclusions from this particular case. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think we should be chary of concluding that we have got already the terms of peace that we should desire. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is something of which we should be extremely chary. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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