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■ wary 与 weary两者都是形容词,但是发音和词义都不相同。前者发音为[weri],意思是“留神”、“小心”、“提防”。 - to keep a wary eye on somebody密切提防某人
- to be wary of somebody小心提防某人。
后者发音为[wiəri],意思是“疲倦”、“厌倦”。 - She was weary of his childishness.她对他的幼稚举止感到厌烦。
- I had grown weary of her complaints.她老是埋怨,我都听烦了。
- "People are war weary and wary," says Domke, a Boston-area Republican. (US News & World Report, Dec. 24, 2007, p.40)波士顿地区的共和党人多姆克说:“人们对战争又厌倦又担心。”
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