leery
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˈlɪə.ri]
- 美式音标 [ˈlɪr.i]
- 国际音标 ['liəri]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- adj. 机敏的；狡猾的；猜疑的；送秋波的
词根记忆
- leer(斜眼看，睨视) + y→斜眼看→怀疑的
同根派生
- n性质的同根词
- leer：媚眼，秋波；恶意的瞥视。
- vi性质的同根词
- leer：抛媚眼，送秋波；斜睨。
英汉例句
- 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。 - I tend to be a bit leery of cut - price ` bargains '.
我对减价商品有点戒心. - I'm as leery of certain polls as anyone.
我和任何人一样对某些民意测验持怀疑态度. - The government is leery of changing the current law.
政府对是否修改现行法律存有疑虑。 - 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。
词组短语
- Leery Fogbeast 警戒的雾气兽
- leery y 机警的;狡猾的
- leery y a 机警的
- be leery of 小心;警觉的
- and old leery bird 老滑头
短语
英英字典
- not trusting someone or something and usually avoiding him, her, or it if possible
- If you are leery of something, you are cautious and suspicious about it and try to avoid it.
- If someone looks or smiles at you in a leery way, they look or smile at you in an unpleasant way, usually because they are sexually interested in you.