leery
英 [ˈlɪəri]
美 [ˈlɪri]
adj. 猜疑的; 谨防的; 极力躲避的
复数:leeries
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- The government is leery of changing the current law.
政府对是否修改现行法律存有疑虑。
- The government is leery of changing the current law.
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.- 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。 - 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。
- Executives say they are leery of the proposed system...
- 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.- ...a leery grin.
淫笑
- ...a leery grin.
英英释义
adj
- openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
双语例句
- I've always been a bit leery of authority figures.
我一直对权威人物有一点戒心。 - This heart hero helps ward off heart attacks in men and strokes inwomen, but experts have become more leery of its ability to causeserious stomach bleeding.
对预防男性心脏病发作和女性中风来说,阿司匹林无疑很有用,但专家们越来越怀疑它可能会引起胃出血。 - 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。 - Distributors are leery right now, and even a good film is probably not going to see much upfront money, so the lower filmmakers keep their expenses, the more likely they are to see profits.
经销商现在是持怀疑态度,甚至可能是一个好电影不会看到很多前期的钱,所以他们的支出保持较低的制片人,越有可能他们要看到利润。 - Sources of capital do seem to be leery of countries and regions running big current account deficits.
他表示:资金源好像确实对那些有巨额经常账户赤字的国家和地区怀有顾虑。 - 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。 - These loans are packaged together as securities and sold to investors, but after the huge losses for mortgage-backed securities, investors have grown leery of buying other types of consumer debt.
这些贷款综合在一起作为保证并卖给投资者,消费者就会对购买其它类型消费者债务持怀疑态度。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。