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单词 guarded
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Definition of guarded in English:

guarded

adjective ˈɡɑːdɪdˈɡɑrdəd
  • Cautious and having possible reservations.

    谨慎的;小心提防的;有保留的

    he has given a guarded welcome to the idea

    他已对此意见表示了谨慎的欢迎。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The British Government gave a guarded welcome to the statement while stressing the need for the Good Friday Agreement to be implemented in full.
    • Without specific or new intelligence, a guarded and selective response must be better than a blanket one.
    • In as far as he allows personal sentiment to show, he indicates a guarded, sceptical, knowledgeable and shrewd affection for both in about equal measure.
    • There was a sort of guarded idealism of the need to promote democratic values, coupled with the tragic acceptance that such sacrifice would always be misinterpreted and caricatured.
    • At the same time, it is not to be denied that his words, when he answered, were carefully guarded, and that he rose to take his leave.
    • At present, his guarded manner and his reluctance to discuss his previous symptoms or violent behaviour make a detailed examination of his mental state extremely difficult.
    • It's easy to see why MacLeod has to remain guarded and wary of all those he encounters.
    • Skylar stared at him for a minute, his expression carefully guarded and inscrutable.
    • The question took him by surprise, and his eyes grew guarded and cautious, his own grip tightening as well.
    • There, though, the problems raised are only touched upon in a guarded fashion, with careful reservations and with a noticeable reluctance to arrive at a positive resolution.
    • But when asked to review Brigham City, an independent feature film by and about Mormons, I could only approach the task with guarded curiosity.
    • When she looks back on her days as a child actor, Follows is generally less careful, less guarded than she would have been at the time.
    • The drop in the number of serious firearms offences in West Yorkshire, against the national trend and for the second year running, deserves a guarded welcome.
    • As for how that future might look, Nick is more guarded than others who've recently talked enthusiastically about what possibilities lie in store.
    • In the light of all this, Paul probably would wonder about the times that we live our faith in guarded or cautious ways.
    • She gave a slight grin as well, though this one was carefully guarded.
    • The Refugee Council gave a guarded welcome to the proposals, with particular support for the ending of the ‘demeaning’ voucher system.
    • I watched him carefully through guarded eyes and waited until I thought he had calmed down before I spoke again.
    • He tried to entertain Holly the best he could, though she was probably scared senseless by the smell of tobacco and the guarded expression Poppy always wore under all circumstances.
    • She quickly hid it back again, however, her eyes becoming guarded and wary yet again.
    Synonyms
    cautious, careful, circumspect, wary, chary, reluctant, non-committal, reticent, restrained, reserved, controlled, moderate, discreet, unrevealing, vague, diplomatic, prudent, politic, tactful
    with reservations
    informal cagey, leery

Derivatives

  • guardedly

  • adverb ˈɡɑːdɪdliˈɡɑrdədli
    • Without denying the range of challenges that face all political parties - from left to right - which seek to engage the public actively in issues of government and governance, the conclusion of the conference was guardedly optimistic.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • This means that there will be major upheavals at the level of the constituency and I use the word upheaval guardedly, because there are several constituencies that will no longer exist.
      • But I also tell them that I am guardedly optimistic.
      • But they do so very guardedly, and it would sound like profane apologetics if transmitted live. So the analytical moment, if there is to be one, has been indefinitely postponed.
      • We expect this to continue into the next quarter and, barring any about turns in the world economy, we remain guardedly optimistic for the remainder of the year.
  • guardedness

  • noun ˈɡɑːdɪdnəsˈɡɑrdədnəs
    • The degree of guardedness rises proportionally to how much I like the person; in essence, the closer I would like to be to you the less I will tell you about anything.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Yet he knows such things are fickle and there's a weary guardedness about him.
      • Nevertheless, his expression is stern, and his hands, joined in front to clasp his envoy's staff, impart a sense of guardedness and mistrust.
      • Her posturings, bizarre behaviours, withdrawal and guardedness lead me to consider schizophrenia.
      • It justifies her guardedness, and the audience is thus able to be protective of and sensitive to her.

Definition of guarded in US English:

guarded

adjectiveˈɡɑrdədˈɡärdəd
  • 1Cautious and having possible reservations.

    谨慎的;小心提防的;有保留的

    he has given a guarded welcome to the idea

    他已对此意见表示了谨慎的欢迎。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • At the same time, it is not to be denied that his words, when he answered, were carefully guarded, and that he rose to take his leave.
    • I watched him carefully through guarded eyes and waited until I thought he had calmed down before I spoke again.
    • The drop in the number of serious firearms offences in West Yorkshire, against the national trend and for the second year running, deserves a guarded welcome.
    • There was a sort of guarded idealism of the need to promote democratic values, coupled with the tragic acceptance that such sacrifice would always be misinterpreted and caricatured.
    • When she looks back on her days as a child actor, Follows is generally less careful, less guarded than she would have been at the time.
    • She gave a slight grin as well, though this one was carefully guarded.
    • She quickly hid it back again, however, her eyes becoming guarded and wary yet again.
    • Without specific or new intelligence, a guarded and selective response must be better than a blanket one.
    • The question took him by surprise, and his eyes grew guarded and cautious, his own grip tightening as well.
    • In the light of all this, Paul probably would wonder about the times that we live our faith in guarded or cautious ways.
    • As for how that future might look, Nick is more guarded than others who've recently talked enthusiastically about what possibilities lie in store.
    • Skylar stared at him for a minute, his expression carefully guarded and inscrutable.
    • But when asked to review Brigham City, an independent feature film by and about Mormons, I could only approach the task with guarded curiosity.
    • He tried to entertain Holly the best he could, though she was probably scared senseless by the smell of tobacco and the guarded expression Poppy always wore under all circumstances.
    • In as far as he allows personal sentiment to show, he indicates a guarded, sceptical, knowledgeable and shrewd affection for both in about equal measure.
    • There, though, the problems raised are only touched upon in a guarded fashion, with careful reservations and with a noticeable reluctance to arrive at a positive resolution.
    • At present, his guarded manner and his reluctance to discuss his previous symptoms or violent behaviour make a detailed examination of his mental state extremely difficult.
    • The Refugee Council gave a guarded welcome to the proposals, with particular support for the ending of the ‘demeaning’ voucher system.
    • The British Government gave a guarded welcome to the statement while stressing the need for the Good Friday Agreement to be implemented in full.
    • It's easy to see why MacLeod has to remain guarded and wary of all those he encounters.
    Synonyms
    cautious, careful, circumspect, wary, chary, reluctant, non-committal, reticent, restrained, reserved, controlled, moderate, discreet, unrevealing, vague, diplomatic, prudent, politic, tactful
    1. 1.1US (of a person's medical condition) serious and of uncertain outcome.
      the surviving crewman was in stable but guarded condition
      Example sentencesExamples
      • She is currently suffering from encephalitis and is listed in stable but guarded condition.
      • One child was in guarded condition and the rest of the injured were stable, it said.
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