be leery of sb/sth
表示对某人或某事感到怀疑或警惕。
I'm leery of strangers who offer unsolicited advice.
我对主动提供建议的陌生人存有戒心。
警惕的;不信任的
公开怀疑且不愿推心置腹的;机敏的;猜疑的;狡猾的
公开怀疑且不愿推心置腹的
openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
She was leery of the new investment scheme because it promised unusually high returns.
她对这项新的投资计划心存疑虑,因为它承诺了异常高的回报。
用法提示:形容词leery表示猜疑、不信任,后接介词of引出怀疑的对象。
The dog growled at the stranger, looking leery and ready to defend its owner.
那条狗对陌生人咆哮,神情警惕,随时准备保护主人。
用法提示:leery在此表示警惕、猜疑,通过动物的行为体现其本义。
I'm leery about buying a used car without a mechanic's inspection.
我对没有经过机械师检查就买二手车这件事持怀疑态度。
用法提示:leery与介词about连用,表示对某种行为或情况的不信任和谨慎。
表示对某人或某事感到怀疑或警惕。
I'm leery of strangers who offer unsolicited advice.
我对主动提供建议的陌生人存有戒心。
强调对做某件事有疑虑。
She is leery about investing in risky stocks.
她对投资风险股票有顾虑。
后接从句,表达对某事的担心或怀疑。
They are leery that the plan might fail.
他们担心这个计划可能会失败。
grammar · medium
易错句子I leery that person.
正确表达I am leery of that person.
leery是形容词,不能直接作谓语动词。应使用‘be leery of’结构,表达‘对…猜疑’的意思。
grammar · medium
易错句子I am leery about his motives.
正确表达I am leery of his motives.
leery后面应接介词of,而非about,表示对某事物怀疑或不信任。
leery侧重猜疑不信任,wary侧重谨慎警惕,使用场合有所不同。
leery是形容词,leer是动词或名词,词性不同,拼写相近。
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