leery

英 ['lɪərɪ]美
  • adj. 机敏的；狡猾的；猜疑的；送秋波的
GRE 畅通词汇

中文词源

leery 猜疑的，谨防的

来自leer,斜看，斜瞟，引申词义猜疑的，谨防的。

英文词源

leery (adj.)
"untrusting, suspicious, alert," 1718, originally slang, with -y (2), and perhaps from dialectal lere "learning, knowledge" (see lore), or from leer (v.) in some now-obscure sense. OED suggests connection with archaic leer (adj.) "empty, useless," a general Germanic word (cognate with German leer, Dutch laar), of unknown origin.

双语例句

1. The government is leery of changing the current law.
政府对是否修改现行法律存有疑虑。
来自《权威词典》
2. They were leery about investing in a company controlled by a single individual.
把资金投向一个由一人独自操控的公司，他们不大放心。
来自柯林斯例句
3. I would be leery of committing my company to employ hundreds of Indian workers, sight and skill unseen.
在对几千名印度工人的技术情况事先还不了解时,我是不会随便让我的公司雇用他们的.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. Executives say they are leery of the proposed system.
行政人员们说他们对拟建中的系统心怀顾虑。
来自辞典例句
5. I tend to be a bit leery of cut - price ` bargains '.
我对减价商品有点戒心.
来自辞典例句