Word · Frequency #18817
unwary
不谨慎的；不警惕的；易受骗的
not cautious or alert; likely to be harmed or deceived because one is not watchful
- 1.
Lacking caution as a result of naïveté or inexperience.
因天真或缺乏经验而不谨慎；轻率疏忽
- 2.
not alert to danger or deception; ; ; - O.J.Campbell
对危险或欺骗不警觉
- 3.
Unprepared; not watchful.
未防备的；不警惕的。
因天真或缺乏经验而不谨慎；轻率疏忽；对危险或欺骗不警觉；未防备的；不警惕的。；不谨慎的；不注意的
In use
The unwary hiker did not notice the warning signs near the cliff.
Online scams often target unwary shoppers who click on suspicious links.
He was unwary of the hidden costs until he read the contract.
the shrieks of unwary animals taken by surprise
some thieves prey especially on unwary travelers
seduce the unwary reader into easy acquiescence
unwary [noun]
unwary直接修饰名词，表示‘不谨慎的’。
An unwary tourist lost his wallet.
一个粗心的游客丢了钱包。
Connections
Collocations
- unwary consumers
- 警惕性不高的消费者
- Automatic renewal clauses can easily catch unwary consumers.自动续费条款很容易让警惕性不高的消费者上当。
- unwary travelers
- 缺乏警惕的游客
- Tourist scams are designed to catch unwary travelers.旅游骗局就是专门用来坑害缺乏警惕的游客的。
- unwary investors
- 缺乏警惕的投资者
- The promise of quick profits lured many unwary investors.快速获利的承诺吸引了许多缺乏警惕的投资者。
- unwary victims
- 毫无戒备的受害者
- Fraudsters search for unwary victims online.骗子在网上寻找毫无戒备的受害者。
- unwary pedestrians
- 毫无防备的行人
- Crosswalks help protect unwary pedestrians.人行横道有助于保护毫无防备的行人。
- the unwary
Learner notes
Memory Tip
unwary拆成un加wary（警惕），不警惕即易踩坑，脑中想走路不看路的人被陷阱绊倒。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式文章或文学作品、安全警示或防骗提醒、新闻报道 unwary 多用于正式或书面文体，表示因缺乏经验或警惕而容易上当或遇险；口语中较少用，常见于警示语、新闻或文学描述中。
Grammar Note
通常作定语或表语，后接of引出易上当的对象。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Wary, berry, fairy, scary, and bury rhyme with unwary (/ənˈwɛri/) because they share the same final /ɛri/ sound under stress. Note that bury is spelled with a 'u' but is pronounced exactly like berry. Be careful with lookalikes like salary (/ˈsæləri/), which ends in -ary but does not rhyme; its stress is on the first syllable and the vowel is /æ/.
Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.