careful /ˈkɛəfʊl/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  ADJ 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. 谨慎的; 注意的

  例：

  Be very careful with this stuff, it can be dangerous if it isn't handled properly.

  对这东西要小心，处理得不好可能会发生危险。

  例：

  Careful on those stairs!

  小心那些楼梯！

• 2. 

  carefully ADV 小心地 [ADV with v]

  例：

  Have a nice time, dear, and drive carefully.

  好好玩，亲爱的，要小心驾驶。

• 3. 

  ADJ Careful work, thought, or examination is thorough and shows a concern for details. 仔细的

  例：

  He has decided to prosecute her after careful consideration of all the relevant facts.

  他仔细考虑了所有相关事实后，决定起诉她。

• 4. 

  carefully ADV 仔细地 [ADV with v]

  例：

  ...a vast series of deliberate and carefully planned thefts.

  …多起精心策划、周密安排的盗窃案件。

• 5. 

  ADJ 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. 当心的 [v-link ADJ 'about/of' -ing]

  例：

  I think you should be careful about talking of the rebels as heroes.

  我认为你还是当心点好，别把叛乱分子说成是英雄。

• 6. 

  carefully ADV 当心地 [ADV after v]

  例：

  He should think carefully about actions like this which play into the hands of his opponents.

  他应该留神这类对对手有利的行为。

• 7. 

  ADJ If you are careful with something such as money or resources, you use or spend only what is necessary. 精打细算的

  例：

  Industries should be more careful with natural resources.

  各行业对自然资源应该更加精打细算。