Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #1777
Fully loadedcareful
小心的；谨慎的
giving attention or thought to what you are doing so that you avoid mistakes, danger, or harm; cautious
- 1.
Taking care; attentive to potential danger, error or harm; cautious.
小心；注意潜在的危险、错误或伤害；谨慎
- 2.
exercising caution or showing care or attention
小心谨慎或注意
- 3.
Conscientious and painstaking; meticulous.
认真和细致；一丝不苟
- 4.
cautiously attentive
谨慎注意的
- 5.
unhurried and with care and dignity
从容不迫且细心庄重
细致的；一丝不苟的；从容的；稳重的；小心；注意潜在的危险、错误或伤害；谨慎；小心谨慎或注意；认真和细致；一丝不苟
In use
Be careful when you cross the street.
She is a careful driver who always checks her mirrors.
You need to be more careful with your words in a formal meeting.
they were careful when crossing the busy street
be careful to keep her shoes clean
did very careful research
careful art restorers
careful of the rights of others
careful about one's behavior
Connections
Collocations
- careful with
- 小心对待，谨慎使用
- You should be careful with that knife; it's very sharp.你应该小心使用那把刀，它很锋利。
- careful about
- 对……注意，小心
- She is very careful about what she eats.她对自己吃的东西非常注意。
- careful consideration
- 仔细考虑
- After careful consideration, he decided to accept the job offer.经过仔细考虑，他决定接受这份工作。
- careful planning
- 仔细规划
- The event was successful thanks to careful planning.由于仔细规划，这次活动很成功。
- careful attention
- 细心关注
- Pay careful attention to the instructions.请仔细关注说明。
- careful driver
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 'care' + 'ful'，充满关怀所以做事小心谨慎。
Context & Register
通常用于日常生活中的提醒或正式场合的谨慎要求，中性语体。
Grammar Note
形容词，常用于 be careful 结构，后接不定式或 that 从句，或与介词 with/about/of 连用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all share the -ful suffix but do not rhyme with careful because their stressed vowels differ. They are useful for comparing spelling patterns.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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