| 词组 | wary |
| 释义 | wary Wary is often followed by of: • ... we should be wary of the sensational book on a scientific subject —Charles E. Kellogg, in The Wonderful World of Books, ed. Alfred Stefferud, 1952 • The rector was a large man and ... not at all wary of clerical black —John Cheever, New Yorker, 16 Apr. 1955 • He did, however, seem wary of reporters —Trevor Armbrister, Saturday Evening Post, 12 Feb. 1966 A less common preposition following wary is in. It obviously could not be used in any of the above quotations, but it does occur when a cautious or hesitant approach toward doing something is described or advocated: • ... leads the student to be wary in giving his trust to the professor —W. David Maxwell, AA UP Bulletin, September 1969 • ... let us be very wary in introducing it into education —Robert Ennis, in Invitational Conference on Testing Problems, 1 Nov. 1969 Of could certainly be used in such contexts, but its use would result in a slight change of meaning. To be wary in doing something is to do something warily, while to be wary of doing something is usually to avoid doing it at all: • ... potential black enrollees are wary of entering institutions where they will be isolated —Francis X. Cannon, Change, September 1971 • You should also be wary of choosing an insurer solely on the basis of low rates —Charles A. Cerami, Woman's Day, October 1971 Another possible preposition after wary is about. It occurs in the same contexts as of, but less often: • ... the liberal is increasingly wary about the process of centralizing power —Eric F. Goldman, The Reporter, 23 June 1953 |
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