chary

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++char·y /ˈtʃeəri $ ˈtʃeri/ adjective especially British English  WILLINGunwilling to risk doing something 小心的，谨慎的，不愿冒险的 SYN warychary about/of doing something Banks were chary of lending the company more money. 银行不愿冒风险贷更多的钱给这家公司。

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chary• Automakers are chary about shipping base cars for test drives, because those cars sell poorly.• I would be chary of anything caught in these murky waters.• Toby winning a victory over the headmaster on Monday night which made him chary of challenging him again on Wednesday.• The slaughter houses are chary of taking freeze-branded animals.• He understood, as well, why Fenella had been so chary of telling the entire truth.Origin chary Old English cearig “sad, anxious”, from caru; → CARE1

char·y adjectiveChineseSyllable  

unwilling risk Corpus doing to something

chary
char‧y /ˈtʃeəri $ ˈtʃeri/ adjective especially British Englishunwilling to risk doing something
   SYN  wary
    chary about/of doing something
    Banks were chary of lending the company more money.

charyBrE /ˈtʃeəri/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtʃeri/ 🔊 adjective~ of sth/of doing sth not willing to risk doing sth; fearing possible problems if you do sth 不愿冒风险的；小心谨慎的；谨小慎微的 SYN wary