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 cautious ['kɔʃəs]   添加此单词到默认生词本
a. 谨慎的, 小心的

  1. He is cautious in his choice of words.
    他措辞很谨慎。
  2. She is cautious of telling secrets.
    她很谨慎,不会泄露秘密。
  3. Cautious in spending money; frugal.
    节俭的使用钱财时谨慎的;节俭的


cautious
[ noun ]
  1. people who are fearful and cautious

  2. <noun.group>
    whitewater rafting is not for the timid
[ adj ]
  1. showing careful forethought

  2. <adj.all>
    reserved and cautious; never making swift decisions
    a cautious driver
  3. avoiding excess

  4. <adj.all>
    a conservative estimate


Cautious \Cau"tious\, a. [Cf. L. cautus, fr. caver. See
{Caution}.]
Attentive to examine probable effects and consequences of
acts with a view to avoid danger or misfortune; prudent;
circumspect; wary; watchful; as, a cautious general.

Cautious feeling for another's pain. --Byron.

Be swift to hear; but cautious of your tongue. --Watts.

Syn: Wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent; circumspect;
discreet; heedful; thoughtful; scrupulous; anxious;
careful.

Usage: {Cautious}, {Wary}, {Circumspect}. A man is cautious
who realizes the constant possibility of danger; one
may be wary, and yet bold and active; a man who is
circumspect habitually examines things on every side
in order to weigh and deliberate. It is necessary to
be cautious at all times; to be wary in cases of
extraordinary danger; to be circumspect in matters of
peculiar delicacy and difficulty.

  1. We're still taking a very cautious view. Even if tension does ease, we don't think the price of oil will come back much.
  2. At this point Mr. Walsh, who is highly regarded in art circles and who is described as a cautious and careful museum executive, faced a decision.
  3. Likewise, many cautious funds often conduct extra growth sorties into the ranks of medium-sized and smaller companies. Both factors can change a fund's risk and character considerably.
  4. Right now, the houses remain cautious.
  5. So far, European phone companies have been more cautious than U.S. counterparts in planning the new services, and analysts say it may be years before any significant European contracts are signed.
  6. West German officials, cautious not to upset their exporters with a more costly mark, have rejected an European Monetary System realignment.
  7. Dealers said major market players were resuming their cautious stance, as inflationary fears were thought to be creeping back into the market.
  8. The Soviet Union opposes reunification and Secretary of State James A. Baker III has urged a cautious approach, but signs of a virtual de facto union grow daily.
  9. "We can help with professional advice, and they help with media planning and buying." The maneuver doesn't involve any exchange of equity or cash and is a more cautious version of the health-care acquisitions by McCann's big competition.
  10. Sentiment was cautious ahead of Tuesday's British trade report for August, dealers said.
  11. Ever cautious about network failures, Morgan had each carrier guarantee that it would maintain a certain level of service or forfeit a chunk of Morgan's monthly tab.
  12. His account stretches back through a decade or more, charting GKN's steady, cautious expansion into defence.
  13. But currency traders weren't in the mood for cautious counsel.
  14. This compares with net profits of FFr977m in 1993. 'We're extremely cautious,' he said.
  15. Nomura produced its second downgrade in a week and turned cautious on the stock, arguing that the food distribution arm - the most significant contributor to Booker's profits - would continue under a cloud for the remainder of the year.
  16. Volcker or Greenspan had much effect on the market, the testimony seemed to confirm a continued cautious Fed approach with restraint on monetary policy, one economist with a U.K. bank said.
  17. He said the action was taken to offset the effects of banks becoming overly cautious in making loans.
  18. Turning his attention to Gorbachev, he said, "He knows that I'm cautious.
  19. They may have gotten the car and the money, but you still have each other and that's what counts."' Albanian Communist leaders say their country will continue its cautious course of reform, but they still reject Western-style politics.
  20. The cautious, 51-year-old Engholm, dubbed "the beautiful Bjoern" for his dapper dressing, is a study in contrast with the harsh, outspoken Lafontaine.
  21. But it appears that many Journal readers were taking that news as a sign to be cautious, rather than a signal to jump on the bandwagon.
  22. UK executives are most cautious about Maastricht, only 55 per cent saying they would vote in favour in a referendum, and 38 per cent declaring they would vote against.
  23. Mechanical handling moved from a Pounds 540,000 loss to a Pounds 560,000 profit, on turnover of Pounds 13.7m (Pounds 12.3m). The company's cautious approach to the dividend is partly explained by the outlook.
  24. However, UK bonds remained cautious ahead of next week's auction of British government securities.
  25. 'I don't find 2 per cent growth, which is what we're experiencing at this particular stage, adequate,' he said. The International Monetary Fund was also noticeably cautious in its latest economic forecast released this week.
  26. The assumption in the markets yesterday was that Mr Gonzalez would be more cautious about rate-cutting, and Spanish money market interest rates were unchanged yesterday. The peseta closed at Pta76.84 to the D-Mark from a previous finish of Pta78.27.
  27. But all the rest of the year had seen only a slow and cautious easing.
  28. But any policy-maker who acts on that assumption would be a fool. Fortunately, Alan Greenspan, the cautious and wily chairman of the Federal Reserve, does not fall into this category.
  29. Japanese market professionals said trading began slowly, reflecting an underlying cautious approach.
  30. Even some successful restaurateurs are cautious about the field's investment merits.
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