Word · Frequency #4721
caution
警告；告诫
to warn someone about possible danger or problems
- 1.
To warn; to alert, advise that caution is warranted.
警告；提醒注意需要谨慎。
- 2.
To give a yellow card.
出示黄牌。
出示黄牌；警告；警告；提醒注意需要谨慎。；出示黄牌。；警告；[计] 警告
In use
The teacher cautions her students against plagiarism.
The police officer cautioned the driver about speeding.
The lifeguard is cautioning swimmers to stay within the designated area.
Verb forms
base caution · third person cautions · -ing cautioning · past cautioned · past participle cautioned
Connections
Collocations
- caution against
- 告诫不要做；对…提出警告
- The doctor cautioned against overusing antibiotics.医生告诫人们不要过度使用抗生素。
- caution that
- 警告说；提醒说
- She cautioned that the road conditions were dangerous.她提醒说路况很危险。
- caution someone about
- 提醒某人注意
- The manager cautioned us about the deadline.经理提醒我们注意截止日期。
- caution someone against
- 告诫某人不要做
- They cautioned him against making hasty decisions.他们告诫他不要匆忙做决定。
- caution someone to do something
- 提醒某人做某事
- The instructor cautioned us to check our equipment.教练提醒我们检查装备。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 caution 的 c 想成一张张开的嘴，正冲你喊“小心！”——这就是警告、告诫。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：official warnings、sports refereeing 作动词时，caution 通常用于正式或官方场合，表示“警告、告诫”；在体育报道中则特指裁判出示黄牌警告。日常口语中较少用，多用于书面语或正式语境。
Grammar Note
常用于 caution sb about/against sth 结构
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都不与 caution 押韵：caution 的重读元音是 /ɒː/，而 action 是 /æ/，nation 和 station 是 /eɪ/，motion 是 /əʊ/，portion 是 /ɔː/，cushion 是 /ʊ/。nation 和 station 互相押韵（都以 /eɪʃən/ 结尾）。action、nation、station、motion 和 portion 都拼写为 '-tion' 并带有 /ʃən/ 的收尾音，但之前的元音不同。cushion 是拼写上的形近词，但读音不同：/ˈkʊʃən/。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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