caution
柯林斯词典
1. N-UNCOUNT Caution is great care which you take in order to avoid possible danger. 謹慎
Extreme caution should be exercised when buying used tyres. 買二手輪胎時一定要極其謹慎。
2. V-T/V-I If someone cautions you, they warn you about problems or danger. 警告; 告誡
Tony cautioned against misrepresenting the situation. 托尼告誡說不要歪曲事實。
The statement clearly was intended to caution Seoul against attempting to block the council's action again. 很顯然,這份聲明用意在於警告首爾別再試圖阻止委員會的行動。
3. N-UNCOUNT Caution is also a noun. 警告; 告誡
There was a note of caution for the treasury in the figures. 這些數據曏財政部亮出了一個警告。
4. to err on the side of caution→see err
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caution /ˈkɔːʃən/ (cautioning,cautioned,cautions)
剑桥词典
caution noun (CARE)
[ 不可數或單數名詞:沒有複數形式的名詞 ]great care and attention
謹慎,小心,慎重
We need to proceed with/exercise caution (= be careful in taking action , making decisions , etc.) 我們必須謹慎行事。
They treated the story of his escape with (some/great /extreme ) caution (= thought that it might not be true ). 他們對他逃跑的報道有些/相儅/極爲懷疑。
caution noun (WARNING)
[ 可數名詞:有複數形式的名詞 ] UKa spoken warning given by a police officer or official to someone who has broken the law
(警察對違法者的)口頭警告
As it was her first offence , she was only given a caution. 由於是初犯,所以衹給了她一個口頭警告。
[ 可數名詞:有複數形式的名詞 or 不可數或單數名詞:沒有複數形式的名詞 ]
advice or a warning
告誡;警告,提醒
Just a word of caution - the cheaper models probably aren't worth buying . 衹是提醒一句——更爲便宜的型號很可能不值得購買。
caution noun (FOOTBALL)
[ 可數名詞:有複數形式的名詞 ]a punishment for breaking the rules in a football game in which the referee writes the player's name in a book and holds up a yellow card
(足球比賽中,裁判出示黃牌作出的)警告
同義詞
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