caution UK ['kɔ:.ʃən] US ['kɑ:-] noun CARE 小心 uncountable ■great care and attention 谨慎,小心,慎重•We need to proceed with/exercise caution (= be careful in taking action, making decisions, etc.)我们必须谨慎行事。 •They treated the story of his escape with (some/great/extreme) caution (= thought that it might not be true).他们对他逃跑的报道有些/相当/极为怀疑。 UK ['kɔ:.ʃən] US ['kɑ:-] noun WARNING 警告 countable UK ■a spoken warning given by a police officer or official to someone who has broken the law (员警对违法者的)口头警告•As it was her first offence, she was only given a caution.由于是初犯,所以只给了她一个口头警告。 countable or uncountable ■advice or a warning 告诫;警告,提醒•Just a word of caution - the cheaper models probably aren't worth buying.只是提醒一句——便宜一点的模型很可能不值得购买。 UK ['kɔ:.ʃən] US ['kɑ:-] verb transitive ■If the police caution someone, they give them an official warning. (员警)正式警告 ■formal ■to warn someone 告诫;提醒•The newspaper cautioned its readers against buying shares without getting good advice first.报纸告诫读者事先没有获得好的建议,就不要购买股票。 |