careful
adjectiveWord Family
Idioms - care noun verb
- careful adjective (≠ careless)
- carefully adverb (≠ carelessly)
- caring adjective (≠ uncaring)
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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 You may need to tell someone that they are in danger or advise them not to do something dangerous: 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。
Be careful. It can be quite dangerous on that path. 小心，那条小路有时挺危险的。
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。
Make sure you keep hold of your bag. 一定要拿好自己的包。
I wouldn't do that if I were you. 如果我是你，我不会那么做。
Extra ExamplesTopics Personal qualitiesa2Be 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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- make somebody
- extremely
- fairly
- very
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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。
Word OriginOld 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。
you can’t be too careful