leery

英 [ˈlɪəri]

美 [ˈlɪri]

adj.  猜疑的; 谨防的; 极力躲避的

复数：leeries　

GRE

BNC.44603 / COCA.16674

牛津词典

adj.

• 猜疑的；谨防的；极力躲避的
  suspicious or careful about sth/sb, and trying to avoid doing it or dealing with them
  1. The government is leery of changing the current law.
     政府对是否修改现行法律存有疑虑。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 猜疑的；警觉的；有戒心的
  If you areleery ofsomething, you are cautious and suspicious about it and try to avoid it.
  1. Executives say they are leery of the proposed system...
     行政人员们说他们对拟建中的系统心怀顾虑。
  2. They were leery about investing in a company controlled by a single individual.
     把资金投向一个由一人独自操控的公司，他们不大放心。
• ADJ 不怀好意的；色迷迷的
  If someone looks or smiles at you in aleeryway, they look or smile at you in an unpleasant way, usually because they are sexually interested in you.
  1. ...a leery grin.
     淫笑

英英释义

adj

• openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
  Synonym:mistrustfulsuspiciousuntrustingwary

双语例句

• As a group, police officers are part of a culture that emphasizes acting, not introspection: Officers are leery of self-examination, viewing it as soft headed and not useful to their real-world work.
  作为一个群体，警官文化强调的是行动，而不是内省&警官以怀疑的眼光看待自我审视，认为那是意志薄弱的表现，对他们在真实世界里的工作毫无用处。
• Be very leery of the results of any performance measurement that does not involve a realistic program load over a long period of time.
  对于那些没有包含什么实际的程序负荷，测试时间不够长的性能测试的结果，一定要非常当心。
• Executives say they are leery of the proposed system
  行政人员们说他们对拟建中的系统心怀顾虑。
• "The guys were a little leery at first because of his age, but he really impressed us with his openness and his energy," mr Pauken told reporters.
  “最初，因为他年龄太小，联盟的成员们有点不太相信，但是他的坦率和活力确实给我们留下了深刻的印象。”保肯先生告诉记者说。
• Although your co-workers are trying to be forthright now, you're leery about your boss.
  虽然现在你的同事想要坦白，你却对你的老板耍滑头。
• For their part, entrepreneurs are leery of the banks, believing bank money comes with strings attached.
  就企业家来说，他们对银行怀有戒心，认为银行放贷是有附加条件的。
• Many developers are leery of reflection ( and the DLR) because of performance concerns.
  由于性能问题，许多开发人员都不愿意使用反射（和DLR）。
• I am always leery of sentences that contain the phrase'my dear fellow '.
  我对于含有“我亲爱的伙计”这一用语的句子总是心存戒意的。
• But there may have been too much of a good thing for Switzerland: As international traders leery of other nations 'financial stability poured money into the safety of Swiss money accounts, the franc jumped in value, putting a dent in Swiss exports and tourism.
  但对瑞士来说也有坏消息：由于国际贸易者怀疑其他国家的金融稳定性，把太多钱存在瑞士的账户，导致瑞士法郎升值，对瑞士的出口和旅游业造成打击。
• I've always been a bit leery of authority figures.
  我一直对权威人物有一点戒心。