chary
美音:
[´tʃɑ:rı
]英音:
[´tʃɑ:rı
]adj.仔细的,谨慎的,吝啬的
难易程度:
chary为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
名词:chariness 副词:charily 形容词比较级:charier 最高级:chariest
chary
/'tʃeərɪ; `tʃɛrɪ/ adj (-ier, -iest) ~ (of sth)
1 cautious; wary 小心的; 谨慎的; 仔细的
*chary of lending money 贷款谨慎的.
2 sparing 节省的; 舍不得的
*chary of giving praise, ie seldom praising people 不轻易赞扬人的.
chary
adj especially BrE
[Language: Old English;Origin: cearig 'sad, anxious', from caru; CARE1]
unwilling to risk doing something
chary about/of doing sth
Banks were chary of lending the company more money.