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  • Derivatives : n  carefulness ; adv  carefully
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

careful ['kεəful]
  1. 1. adjective (cautious) 小心
  2. 2. adjective [+work] [ thought] [ analysis] (thorough) 仔细
    (be) careful!
    小心
    to be careful with sth
    [+money] 谨慎地使用某物
  3. 3. adjective [+fragile object] 小心对待某物
    to be careful (not) to do sth
    小心(别)做某事

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

careful [ˈkeəfʊl]
  1. 1. adjective 细心的,仔细的,谨慎
    They were careful with the words they chose.
    他们仔细对待他们选的单词
    They were careful when crossing the busy street.
    他们穿越繁忙马路非常小心
  2. 2. adjective 注意的,留心
    The children were careful of their teacher's warnings.
    孩子们对老师警告上心
  3. 3. adjective 从容不迫的,不慌不忙
    The ousted politician walked in a careful manner.
    这个下台政治家走路从容
  4. 4. adjective [Archaic] 关心的,担心的忧虑
    I was never careful with petty issues.
    从不关心那些琐碎事情
  5. 5. adjective 节俭的,节约的
    He's always been careful with his spending.
    花钱一向节约

Collins English-English Dictionary

careful ['kεəfυl]
  1. 1. adj cautious in attitude or action; prudent
  2. 2. adj painstaking in one's work; thorough
    he wrote very careful script
  3. 3. adj [usually postpositive; foll by of, in, or about] solicitous; protective
    careful of one's reputation
  4. 4. adj [Archaic] full of care; anxious
  5. 5. adj [Brit] mean or miserly

Examples

a careful reply
审慎的回答
the accident that taught her to be careful
事故教训她要小心
You want to be careful crossing streets.
过马路时应该小心点。
Be careful, the base of that lamp is not that steady.
小心,那个灯的底座不那么结实。
Be careful, the sign says that the next one is a S-bend.
路标显示下一路段是S形弯道。

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