wary

adj.

1. （对待人或事物时）小心的，谨慎的，留神的，小心翼翼的
   careful when dealing with sb/sth because you think that there may be a danger or problem
   1. Be wary of strangers who offer you a ride.
      提防那些主动让你搭车的陌生人。
   2. She was wary of getting involved with him.
      她唯恐和他有牵连。
   3. He gave her a wary look.
      他留意地看了她一眼。
   4. The police will need to keep a wary eye on this area of town (= watch it carefully, in case there is trouble) .
      警方必须密切注意这一带城区。

1. ADJ-GRADED 小心的;提防的
   If you are wary of something or someone, you are cautious because you do not know much about them and you believe they may be dangerous or cause problems.
   1. People did not teach their children to be wary of strangers...
      过去人们不会教育孩子提防陌生人。
   2. They were very wary about giving him a contract.
      他们跟他签合同时非常谨慎。
2. PHRASE 小心观察;警惕察看
   If you keep a wary eye on something or someone, you are cautious about them and watch them to see what they will do or what will happen to them.
   1. Bankers are keeping a wary eye on the outcome.
      银行家们对结果保持高度警惕。

1. The blackbird had a quick, wary look in case the cat was anywhere around
   这只乌鸫迅速警惕地张望了一眼，以防那只猫就在附近。
2. I'm always wary of men wearing suits, as I equate this with power and authority
   我向来提防穿西服的男人，因为我认为穿西服就等同于权力和权威。
3. He was cautious of his footing, wary of the edge
   他小心翼翼地站在边缘。
4. He had wary, foxy eyes.
   他的眼睛机警而又狡诈。
5. Initially, they were wary of Simon.
   开始时他们对西蒙小心提防。
6. The CIA was extremely wary of interfering with the foreign Press; in the past, such interference had rebounded.
   中央情报局对干涉国外媒体的事情十分谨慎；过去此类干涉曾经起过适得其反的作用。
7. As a general rule, burglars are wary about gaining entry from the front or side of a building.
   通常来说，窃贼对从房屋的正面或侧面潜入会比较谨慎。
8. People did not teach their children to be wary of strangers
   过去人们不会教育孩子提防陌生人。
9. They were very wary about giving him a contract.
   他们跟他签合同时非常谨慎。
10. Bankers are keeping a wary eye on the outcome.
    银行家们对结果保持高度警惕。
11. He is wary of strangers.
    他提防生人。
12. Be wary of it unless you control the market.
    必须对它保持谨慎，除非你能掌控市场。
13. Should I be wary?
    我要谨慎一些吗？
14. Let us be honest: We know that some are wary of the future.
    请允许我直言不讳：我们知道有些人对未来小心翼翼。
15. If western leaders have grown wary of globalisation, many of their electorates have turned positively hostile.
    如果说西方领导人对全球化产生戒心，那么他们的许多选民已变得对全球化有敌意。
16. With wary lenders imposing higher borrowing costs on weaker countries, these countries face a new challenge to competitiveness.
    由于心存谨慎的贷款人提高了向疲弱国家的贷款成本，这些国家在增强自身竞争力时遇到了新的挑战。
17. Still, Chinese people like those in many parts of Asia remain wary of debt.
    但中国人和亚洲许多地区的人民一样，仍然对负债保持高度警醒。
18. I am wary of all those traps.
    我对所有那些陷阱都小心翼翼。
19. I'm a wary person, cautious by nature.
    我是个谨慎的人，天生机警。
20. The strategy worked, for this warder became less wary around us.
    这个策略见效了，这个狱吏对我们不再提防了。
21. But beyond the upbeat official statistics, the government is wary about anything that could spark social unrest.
    但在乐观的官方统计数据以外，政府对可能引发社会不稳定的任何事都小心翼翼。
22. This is indeed the question we should be wary of!
    这确实是这个问题我们应该警惕的！
23. He gave wary answers to all of the stranger's questions.
    他对所有陌生人的问题，给予小心谨慎的答案。
24. If you decide to borrow more than your existing mortgage, you need to be wary of your budget.
    如果你比你的决定借用现有按揭，你要很小心你的预算。
25. Patient and tolerant, may be wary of strangers.
    有耐性和宽容，对陌生人警惕。
26. Central banks may also be more wary of diversifying into euros.
    而对于将欧元列为多元化对象的问题，各中央银行可能同样也会更为谨慎。
27. He lied to me about my friend, and I have been very wary of him ever since.
    他对我撒了个关于我朋友的谎，从那时起，我便非常提防他了。
28. We should be wary of a resurgence of unreasonable expectations in state protection, intervention and global control.
    我们应该警惕对政府保护、干预和全球控制的不切实际的期望重新抬头。
29. But other ad-funded services have suffered financial problems, making some investors wary of spotify.
    但其它以广告为收入来源的服务都遇到了财务问题，因此一些投资者对投资spotify保持谨慎。
30. But China Telecom was understandably wary of any company controlled by one of its main competitors.
    但可以理解的是，中国电信对任何一个被其主要竞争对手控制的企业都心存戒备。

adj

1. marked by keen caution and watchful prudence
   1. they were wary in their movements
   2. a wary glance at the black clouds
   3. taught to be wary of strangers

2. openly distrustful and unwilling to confide

   Synonym:    leerymistrustfulsuspiciousuntrusting