1. 小心的;仔細的;謹慎的 If you are careful, you give serious attention to what you are doing, in order to avoid harm, damage, or mistakes. If you are careful to do something, you make sure that you do it.
e.g. Be very careful with this stuff, it can be dangerous if it isn't handled properly... 這東西一定要小心,稍不注意的話(huà)就會(huì )有危險。 e.g. Careful on those stairs!... 走那幾段樓梯要當心!
carefully Have a nice time, dear, and drive carefully... 好好玩,親愛(ài)的,開(kāi)車(chē)小心點(diǎn)。 He had chosen his words carefully in declaring that the murderers were madmen. 他在宣布這些殺人犯精神錯亂時(shí),措詞很謹慎。
2. 仔細的;周密的 Careful work, thought, or examination is thorough and shows a concern for details.
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e.g. He has decided to prosecute her after careful consideration of all the relevant facts... 在認真考慮了所有相關(guān)事實(shí)后,他決定起訴她。 e.g. What we now know about the disease was learned by careful study of diseased organs. 我們目前對該疾病的認識是通過(guò)對病變器官的仔細研究得來(lái)的。
carefully ...a vast series of deliberate and carefully planned thefts... 多起蓄謀已久、精心策劃的盜竊案 He explained very carefully what he was doing. 他非常詳細地解釋了自己手頭正在做的事。
3. 當心的;小心的;慎重的 If you tell someone to be careful about doing something, you think that what they intend to do is probably wrong, and that they should think seriously before they do it.
e.g. I think you should be careful about talking of the rebels as heroes... 我覺(jué)得你說(shuō)話(huà)應該小心,不能把反叛分子當英雄。 e.g. It is important, I think, for everyone to be careful about claiming victory. 我想,每個(gè)人宣布勝利時(shí)都應該慎重。
carefully He should think carefully about actions like this which play into the hands of his opponents. 他在采取這種正中對手下懷的行動(dòng)前應該仔細考慮。
4. 節約的;節省的 If you are careful with something such as money or resources, you use or spend only what is necessary.
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e.g. You will have to make a special effort to train your child to be careful with her pocket-money... 你得格外注意培養孩子的節儉意識，零花錢(qián)要省著(zhù)花。 e.g. It would force industries to be more careful with natural resources. 這將迫使企業(yè)更加節約資源。
5. 越謹慎越好;再小心也不為過(guò) You can say 'You can't be too careful' as a way of advising someone to be careful, even when this seems unnecessary.
e.g. You can't be too careful when a young child is near water. 孩子在水邊時(shí),還是越小心越好。