wariness

/ˈwɛːrinəs/ /ˈwɛərɪnəs/

Meanings

noun

警惕，谨慎。

Vigilance or the condition of being alert

Examples :

"The stray dog approached us with wariness, sniffing the air cautiously before coming closer. "

那只流浪狗带着警惕靠近我们，小心地嗅着空气，然后才慢慢靠近。

noun

警惕，谨慎。

Precautionary forethought to avoid harm or risk

Examples :

"The stray dog's wariness around strangers showed that it had likely been mistreated in the past. "

这只流浪狗对陌生人的警惕性表明它过去可能受到过虐待。

attitude character emotion mind action

Related Words

condition noun

/kənˈdɪʃən/

条件, 前提.

"The condition for getting a raise at work is meeting your quarterly targets. "

在公司，获得加薪的条件是达到你的季度目标。

forethought verb

/fɔː(ɹ)ˈθɔːt/ /ˈfɔː(ɹ)θɔːt/

预先考虑，预料.

"To prepare for the upcoming exam, she forethought carefully about the topics she needed to review. "

为了准备即将到来的考试，她事先仔细考虑了需要复习的主题。

cautiously adverb

/ˈkɑʃəsli/ /ˈkɔːʃəsli/

小心地，谨慎地

"The child cautiously approached the dog, keeping a safe distance. "

孩子小心地靠近那只狗，保持着安全距离。

strangers noun

/ˈstɹeɪndʒəz/ /ˈstɹeɪndʒɚz/

陌生人, 生人

"That gentleman is a stranger to me. Children are taught not to talk to strangers."

那位先生我不认识，是个陌生人。孩子们被教导不要跟陌生人说话。

approached verb

/əˈpɹəʊtʃt/ /əˈpɹoʊtʃt/

靠近，接近

"The dog cautiously approached the sleeping cat. "

那只狗小心翼翼地靠近了正在睡觉的猫。

coming verb

/ˈkʌmɪŋ/

来，到来

"She’ll be coming ’round the mountain when she comes [...]"

当她绕过山的时候，她会从山的远处来到近处[...]

vigilance noun

/ˈvɪdʒɪləns/

警惕，警觉，戒备。

"The security guard's vigilance prevented a potential break-in. "

保安的警惕防止了一起可能的入室盗窃案。

precautionary noun

/prɪˈkɔːʃənɛri/ /priˈkɔʃəneri/

预防措施，预防手段。

"The teacher emphasized the precautionary measures for the upcoming field trip, like bringing extra water bottles. "

老师强调了即将到来的实地考察的预防措施，比如携带额外的水瓶。

before adverb

/bɪˈfɔː/ /biˈfɔɹ/

以前，事先

"Before dinner, I finished my homework. "

晚饭前，我做完了作业。

mistreated verb

/mɪsˈtɹiːtɪd/ /ˌmɪsˈtɹiːtɪd/

虐待，苛待。

"The puppy was mistreated by its previous owner and was very scared. "

这只小狗被前主人虐待过，所以非常害怕。

closer adjective

/ˈkloʊsɚ/ /ˈkloʊzɚ/

关着的，关闭的。

"The store was closer on Sunday, so we went shopping on Saturday instead. "

商店星期天是关着的，所以我们改在星期六去购物了。

sniffing verb

/ˈsnɪfɪŋ/

嗅，闻，抽鼻子。

"I sniffed the meat to see whether it had gone off."

我嗅了嗅那块肉，想看看它是不是坏了。