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单词 cautious
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cautious


cau·tious

C0174100 (kô′shəs)adj.1. Showing or practicing caution; careful.2. Tentative or restrained; guarded: felt a cautious optimism that the offer would be accepted.
cau′tious·ly adv.cau′tious·ness n.

cautious

(ˈkɔːʃəs) adjshowing or having caution; wary; prudent ˈcautiously adv ˈcautiousness n

cau•tious

(ˈkɔ ʃəs)

adj. showing, using, or characterized by caution. [1630–40] cau′tious•ly, adv. cau′tious•ness, n. syn: See careful.
Thesaurus
Noun1.cautious - people who are fearful and cautiouscautious - people who are fearful and cautious; "whitewater rafting is not for the timid"timidpeople - (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience"
Adj.1.cautious - showing careful forethought; "reserved and cautious; never making swift decisions"; "a cautious driver"unadventurous - lacking in boldnesscareful - exercising caution or showing care or attention; "they were careful when crossing the busy street"; "be careful to keep her shoes clean"; "did very careful research"; "careful art restorers"; "careful of the rights of others"; "careful about one's behavior"incautious - lacking in caution; "an incautious remark"; "incautious talk"
2.cautious - avoiding excess; "a conservative estimate"conservativemoderate - being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme; "moderate prices"; "a moderate income"; "a moderate fine"; "moderate demands"; "a moderate estimate"; "a moderate eater"; "moderate success"; "a kitchen of moderate size"; "the X-ray showed moderate enlargement of the heart"

cautious

adjective careful, guarded, alert, wary, discreet, tentative, prudent, vigilant, watchful, judicious, circumspect, cagey (informal), on your toes, chary, belt-and-braces, keeping a weather eye on Mr King clearly has a cautious approach to change.
daring, bold, rash, adventurous, reckless, careless, madcap, foolhardy, unguarded, impetuous, indiscreet, heedless, inattentive, incautious, venturesome

cautious

adjectiveTrying attentively to avoid danger, risk, or error:careful, chary, circumspect, forehanded, gingerly, prudent, wary.
Translations
小心的谨慎的

caution

(ˈkoːʃən) noun1. carefulness (because of possible danger etc). Exercise caution when crossing this road. 小心 小心2. in law, a warning. The policeman gave him a caution for speeding. 警告 警告 verb to give a warning to. He was cautioned for drunken driving. 警告 警告ˈcautionary adjective 告誡的 告诫的ˈcautious adjective having or showing caution; careful. She used to trust everyone but she's more cautious now; a cautious driver. 謹慎的 谨慎的ˈcautiously adverb 謹慎地 谨慎地

cautious

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cautious


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Synonyms for cautious

adj careful

Synonyms

  • careful
  • guarded
  • alert
  • wary
  • discreet
  • tentative
  • prudent
  • vigilant
  • watchful
  • judicious
  • circumspect
  • cagey
  • on your toes
  • chary
  • belt-and-braces
  • keeping a weather eye on

Antonyms

  • daring
  • bold
  • rash
  • adventurous
  • reckless
  • careless
  • madcap
  • foolhardy
  • unguarded
  • impetuous
  • indiscreet
  • heedless
  • inattentive
  • incautious
  • venturesome

Synonyms for cautious

adj trying attentively to avoid danger, risk, or error

Synonyms

  • careful
  • chary
  • circumspect
  • forehanded
  • gingerly
  • prudent
  • wary

Synonyms for cautious

noun people who are fearful and cautious

Synonyms

  • timid

Related Words

  • people

adj showing careful forethought

Related Words

  • unadventurous
  • careful

Antonyms

  • incautious

adj avoiding excess

Synonyms

  • conservative

Related Words

  • moderate
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