单词 | guarded |
释义 | guarded From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishguardedguard‧ed /ˈɡɑːdɪd $ ˈɡɑːr-/ adjectiveCAREFULnot giving very much information or showing your feelings about something SYN cautious The minister was quite guarded in his comments. He gave the proposal a guarded welcome. —guardedly adverbExamples from the Corpusguarded• The faces hold you: guarded, apprehensive, expectant, confident, resolute.• Baker spoke about the project with guarded enthusiasm.• Their message was expressed in very guarded language.• In one poem William Ix said that a closely guarded married woman was as bad a prospect as a millpond without fish.• Strangers were rarely seen on that private and closely guarded property.• He knew that the routine and itinerary of the Chairman were a closely guarded secret.• It was not the falcon's nesting site, John wisely keeps all such eyries a closely guarded secret.• Michael Fallon, MP for Darlington, has given the scheme a guarded welcome.• His reaction was a very guarded welcome. |
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