careful
adjective /ˈkeəfl/
/ˈkerfl/
Word Family
Idioms - care noun verb
- careful adjective (≠ careless)
- carefully adverb (≠ carelessly)
- caring adjective (≠ uncaring)
- [not before noun] giving attention or thought to what you are doing so that you avoid hurting yourself, damaging something or doing something wrong
小心；注意；谨慎 - Be careful!
小心！ - careful to do something He was careful to keep out of sight.
他小心翼翼地躲开别人的视线。 - He's been careful to avoid significant debt.
他一直小心翼翼地避免巨额债务。 - careful not to do something Be careful not to wake the baby.
注意别吵醒了宝宝。 - careful when/what/how, etc. You must be careful when handling chemicals.
搬运化学品必须小心谨慎。 - Be careful what you say.
你说话要当心。 - careful of/with something Please be careful with my glasses (= Don't break them).
请当心别打碎我的眼镜。 - Be careful of the traffic.
注意交通安全。 - careful about something As a young actor, you have to be extremely careful about the roles you accept.
作为一个年轻的演员，你必须对你接受的角色非常小心。 - careful about doing something I’m very careful about washing my hands before eating (= I make sure I do it).
我吃饭前非常小心地洗手。 - careful (that)… Be careful you don't bump your head.
留神别撞了你的头。
Express Yourself Warning people of dangerWarning people of danger警示危险 告诉他人有危险或劝其远离危险： - Look out! There's a car coming.
当心！有辆车开过来。
- Look out! There's a car coming.
- Be careful. It can be quite dangerous on that path.
小心，那条小路有时挺危险的。
- Be careful. It can be quite dangerous on that path.
- Watch out. That's not a very safe place at night.
当心点儿，那个地方晚上不是很安全。
- Watch out. That's not a very safe place at night.
- Make sure you keep hold of your bag.
一定要拿好自己的包。
- Make sure you keep hold of your bag.
- I wouldn't do that if I were you.
如果我是你，我不会那么做。
- I wouldn't do that if I were you.
Topics Personal qualitiesa2- Be particularly careful when swimming in the lake.
在这个湖里游泳要格外小心。 - Bitter past experience had made her careful of what she confided to Nadia.
过去的痛苦经历使她向纳迪娅吐露心声时特别小心。 - He's very careful of his reputation.
他很在乎自己的名声。 - She was quite careful about how she spoke to him.
她十分注意怎样与他讲话。 - I'm very careful about washing my hands before eating.
我吃饭前洗手非常小心。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- make somebody
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- about
- of
- with
- …
- Be careful!
- giving a lot of attention to details
细致的；精心的；慎重的 - After careful consideration we have decided to offer you the job.
经过慎重考虑后，我们决定给你这份工作。 - A successful party requires careful planning.
一个成功的聚会需要精心策划。 - He praised the careful attention to detail shown by the report's authors.
他称赞报告作者对细节的细心关注。 - She made a careful analysis of the evidence.
她仔细分析了证据。 - Careful study of finds from archaeological sites has confirmed this theory.
对考古发现的仔细研究证实了这一理论。 - This is a very careful piece of work.
这是一件精雕细琢的作品。 - A careful examination of the facts suggests a different conclusion.
对事实的仔细研究表明了不同的结论。
- After careful consideration we have decided to offer you the job.
词源Old English carful (see care, -ful).
Idioms
careful with money
- not spending money on things that are unimportant
花钱精打细算；不乱花钱 - His mother had always been careful with money.
他母亲对金钱一向很谨慎。
- His mother had always been careful with money.
you can’t be too careful
- used to warn somebody that they should take care to avoid danger or problems
无论怎样小心也不会过分；越小心越好 - Don't stay out in the sun for too long—you can't be too careful.
别在太阳底下待得太久，你得尽量小心。
- Don't stay out in the sun for too long—you can't be too careful.