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unwary

/uhn-wair-ee/US // ʌnˈwɛər i //UK // (ʌnˈwɛərɪ) //

不谨慎,不谨慎的,不明智的,不谨慎的人

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adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    un·war·i·er, un·war·i·est.

    • : not wary; not cautious or watchful, as against danger or misfortune.

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Examples

  • During these encounters, bigger, more dominant grizzlies sometimes kill younger bears (and unwary humans).

  • Some to protect the unwary reader, and some to protect the author.

  • What if we had abandoned the charade, and revealed ourselves to our unwary allies?

  • Rather striking is the tendency of old squamous cells to retain the red stain, and fragments of such cells may mislead the unwary.

  • At the upper part of the runway he had built a few steps, wherewith to lure the unwary far enough down to insure a fatal descent.

  • You may laugh if you like, but you should remember how ready he is to slip away with the unwary souls of people who laugh at him.

  • The future is quite enough hampered with the past, without setting anticipatory traps and springes for unwary feet.

  • But woe to the unwary traveller who trusts himself in this dormitory!