橘子朗文词典

leery

L 开头单词GMAT词汇

音标发音

  • 英式音标 [ˈlɪə.ri]
  • 美式音标 [ˈlɪr.i]
  • 国际音标 ['liəri]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • adj. 机敏的；狡猾的；猜疑的；送秋波的

词根记忆

  • leer(斜眼看，睨视) + y→斜眼看→怀疑的

同根派生

  • n性质的同根词
    leer：媚眼，秋波；恶意的瞥视。
  • vi性质的同根词
    leer：抛媚眼，送秋波；斜睨。

英汉例句

  • 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。
  • I tend to be a bit leery of cut - price ` bargains '.
    我对减价商品有点戒心.
  • I'm as leery of certain polls as anyone.
    我和任何人一样对某些民意测验持怀疑态度.
  • The government is leery of changing the current law.
    政府对是否修改现行法律存有疑虑。
  • 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。

词组短语

    短语

  • Leery Fogbeast 警戒的雾气兽
  • leery y 机警的;狡猾的
  • leery y a 机警的
  • be leery of 小心;警觉的
  • and old leery bird 老滑头

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • not trusting someone or something and usually avoiding him, her, or it if possible

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • If you are leery of something, you are cautious and suspicious about it and try to avoid it.
  • If someone looks or smiles at you in a leery way, they look or smile at you in an unpleasant way, usually because they are sexually interested in you.