beware
/bɪˈweə(r)/verb
no obj.[in imperative or infinitive]
- be cautious and alert to risks or dangers当心, 谨慎:
shoppers were warned to beware of cut-price fakes
购物者们受到告戒, 要当心便宜无真货
Beware! Dangerous submerged rocks ahead
当心!前面暗礁危险
with obj. We should beware the incompetence of legislators.我们应该防范立法者的不称职。
词源
Middle English: from the phrase be ware (see BE-, WARE3 ).