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careful

adjective
 
🔊/ˈkeəfl/
🔊/ˈkerfl/
Word Family
  • care noun verb
  • careful adjective (≠ careless)
  • carefully adverb (≠ carelessly)
  • caring adjective (≠ uncaring)
Idioms
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  1.  
     [not before noun] giving attention or thought to what you are doing so that you avoid hurting yourself, damaging something or doing something wrong小心；注意；谨慎
    • Be careful!小心！🔊🔊
    • careful to do something He was careful to keep out of sight.他小心翼翼地躲开别人的视线。🔊🔊
    • He's been careful to avoid significant debt.他非常小心，以避免产生大量债务。
    • careful not to do something Be careful not to wake the baby.注意别吵醒了宝宝。🔊🔊
    • careful when/what/how, etc. You must be careful when handling chemicals.搬运化学品必须小心谨慎。🔊🔊
    • Be careful what you say.你说话要当心。
    • careful of/with something Please be careful with my glasses (= Don't break them).请当心别打碎我的眼镜。🔊🔊
    • Be careful of the traffic.注意交通安全。🔊🔊
    • careful about something As a young actor, you have to be extremely careful about the roles you accept.作为年轻的演员，您必须非常谨慎地接受自己的角色。
    • careful about doing something I’m very careful about washing my hands before eating (= I make sure I do it).我在进食前要洗手非常小心。
    • careful (that)… Be careful you don't bump your head.留神别撞了你的头。🔊🔊
    Express Yourself Warning people of dangerWarning people of danger警示危险You may need to tell someone that they are in danger or advise them not to do something dangerous:告诉他人有危险或劝其远离危险：
      • Look out! There's a car coming.当心！有辆车开过来。
      • Be careful. It can be quite dangerous on that path.小心，那条小路有时挺危险的。
      • Watch out. That's not a very safe place at night.当心点儿，那个地方晚上不是很安全。
      • Make sure you keep hold of your bag.一定要拿好自己的包。
      • I wouldn't do that if I were you.如果我是你，我不会那么做。
    Extra Examples
    • Be particularly careful when swimming in the lake.在这个湖里游泳要格外小心。
    • Bitter past experience had made her careful of what she confided to Nadia.过去的痛苦经历使她向纳迪娅吐露心声时特别小心。
    • He's very careful of his reputation.他很在乎自己的名声。
    • She was quite careful about how she spoke to him.她十分注意怎样与他讲话。
    • I'm very careful about washing my hands before eating.我在进食前洗手非常小心。
    Topics Personal qualitiesa2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • make somebody
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
    preposition
    • about
    • of
    • with
    • …
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  2.  
     giving a lot of attention to details细致的；精心的；慎重的
    • After careful consideration we have decided to offer you the job.经过慎重考虑后，我们决定给你这份工作。🔊🔊
    • A successful party requires careful planning.成功的聚会需要精心计划。
    • He praised the careful attention to detail shown by the report's authors.他称赞报告作者对细节的谨慎关注。
    • She made a careful analysis of the evidence.她对证据进行了仔细的分析。
    • Careful study of finds from archaeological sites has confirmed this theory.对考古遗址发现的认真研究已经证实了这一理论。
    • This is a very careful piece of work.这是一件精雕细琢的作品。
    • A careful examination of the facts suggests a different conclusion.仔细检查事实会得出不同的结论。
    opposite careless
    3. Word OriginOld English carful (see care, -ful).
Idioms
careful with money
  1. not spending money on things that are unimportant花钱精打细算；不乱花钱
    • His mother had always been careful with money.他的母亲向来小心钱。
you can’t be too careful
  1. used to warn somebody that they should take care to avoid danger or problems无论怎样小心也不会过分；越小心越好
    • Don't stay out in the sun for too long—you can't be too careful.别在太阳底下待得太久，你得尽量小心。🔊🔊