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| /ˈkeəfl/ |
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| 1 | if someone is careful , they think about what they are doing so that they do not do anything wrong or so that they avoid problems 仔细的；认真的；小心的 |
| Teachers have to be careful when criticizing pupils. 老师在批评学生时必须谨慎。 |
| Even the most careful proofreader will miss the occasional error. 即使是最仔细的校对者也会偶尔出错。 |
| +about People should be more careful about the things they say. 人们说话时应当更小心。 |
| +who/what/how You must be careful who you accept a lift from. 搭谁的便车，你必须谨慎从事。 |
| +(that) Be careful that the medicine is kept away from children. 注意把药品放在孩子们拿不到的地方。 |
| be careful to do sth She was careful to keep her records up to date. 她很注意更新自己的唱片。 |
| | 1a | trying hard not to cause harm or damage 小心翼翼的 | | Brighton welcomes careful drivers. 布赖顿喜欢谨慎小心的司机。 | | +with Please be very careful with those plates! 用那些盘子时请一定小心！ | |
| | 1b | used about someone’ s actions （行为）细心的，仔细的 | | The project needs careful planning. 该工程需要仔细规划。 | | After careful consideration, we are giving the prize to a children’ s book. 经过仔细考虑，我们打算把奖授给一本儿童读物。 | | She took a few careful steps into the water. 她小心翼翼地在水中趟了几步。 | |
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| 2 | spending money only when it is necessary 花钱谨慎的；精打细算的 |
| We’ re going to have to be more careful now that Dad’ s lost his job. 父亲失业了，我们就更应该精打细算。 |
| be careful with (your) money She’ s always been careful with money. 她花钱一向很谨慎。 |
| | 2a | used humorously about someone who is not as generous with money as they should be （幽默用语）吝啬的，小气的 | |
| PHRASES |
| - | (be) careful spoken
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| used for telling someone to pay attention , for example in order to avoid an accident |
| 当心；小心 |
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| There’ s some ice there – be careful! 那边有冰，小心！ |
| Careful, Peter! You’ ll fall! 小心，彼得！你会摔跤的！ |
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| - | if sb isn’ t careful spoken
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| used for warning or threatening someone |
| 要是某人不小心（表示警告或威胁） |
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| If you’ re not careful, you’ ll break it. 要是不小心，你会把它打破的。 |
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| - | you can’ t be too careful spoken
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| used for saying that it is important not to take risks |
| 无论怎么小心也不过分（劝告别人不要冒险） |
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| DERIVED WORD |
| carefully adv |
| a carefully worded letter 措词谨慎的信 |
| He washed the antique plates very carefully. 他非常仔细地擦洗那些古董盘子。 |
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| Words frequently used with careful | | careful 的常见搭配词 | | nouns | analysis, assessment, consideration, deliberation, examination, handling, observation, planning, preparation, scrutiny, supervision, thought, timing, watch, | 1 | | | |
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