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。 |