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后接名词或动名词，表示对某事物谨慎。
You should be cautious about making promises.
你应对做出承诺持谨慎态度。
谨慎的；小心的；审慎的
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谨慎的；小心的；审慎的
Careful to avoid danger, errors, or risks; showing thoughtful caution.
You should be cautious about making promises.
你应对做出承诺持谨慎态度。
谨慎的,小心的,试探性的
Using or exercising caution; careful; tentative
深思熟虑的,审慎的
showing careful forethought
有节制的,避免过度的
avoiding excess
She is always cautious when crossing the street.
她过马路时总是很谨慎。
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The cautious investor waited for the market to stabilize before buying stocks.
谨慎的投资者等到市场稳定后才买入股票。
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He gave a cautious reply to avoid offending anyone.
他给出了谨慎的回答，以免冒犯任何人。
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reserved and cautious; never making swift decisions
内敛谨慎,从不仓促做决定
WordNet
后接名词或动名词，表示对某事物谨慎。
You should be cautious about making promises.
你应对做出承诺持谨慎态度。
强调在做某事过程中保持谨慎。
She is cautious in her choice of words.
她措辞谨慎。
表示对某物小心处理，常接具体物品。
Be cautious with the fragile equipment.
小心对待那些易碎设备。
Not this
He drove cautious.
Use this
He drove cautiously.
cautious是形容词，不能修饰动词，应使用副词cautiously。
Not this
She is cautious to meet new people.
Use this
She is cautious about meeting new people.
形容词cautious后接介词about再加动名词，表示'对...小心谨慎'，而不是用to不定式。
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谨慎的方法
The company took a cautious approach to expansion.
公司在扩张方面采取了谨慎的方法。
谨慎乐观
There is cautious optimism about the economic recovery.
人们对经济复苏持谨慎乐观态度。
谨慎的司机
A cautious driver always checks the mirrors before changing lanes.
谨慎的司机在变道前总会检查后视镜。
谨慎的一步
The government's first cautious step was to introduce new regulations.
政府首先采取谨慎的一步，引入了新规定。
谨慎的态度
He maintained a cautious attitude towards the new investment.
他对这项新投资保持谨慎的态度。
谨慎的投资者
Cautious investors prefer stable bonds over volatile stocks.
谨慎的投资者更喜欢稳定的债券而不是波动的股票。
谨慎乐观
The company expressed cautious optimism about the new product launch.
公司对新产品的发布表达了谨慎乐观的态度。
谨慎的方法
We need to take a cautious approach to this investment.
我们需要对这项投资采取谨慎的方法。
像狐狸一样谨慎
He's as cautious as a fox when it comes to making decisions.
在做决定时，他像狐狸一样谨慎。
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cautious 与 caution（小心）同源，想象一个人做事永远‘小心谨慎’地迈步。
Register: neutral. Contexts: academic writing, safety instructions, everyday conversation. Note_zh: 通常用于正式和非正式场合，表示谨慎小心。
常与be连用作表语，后接about/of/in引导的介词短语
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