circumspect

英 [ˈsɜːkəmspekt]

美 [ˈsɜːrkəmspekt]

adj.  小心谨慎的; 考虑周密的; 慎重的

TOEFL

BNC.20116 / COCA.20608

牛津词典

adj.

• 小心谨慎的；考虑周密的；慎重的
  thinking very carefully about sth before doing it, because there may be risks involved

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 小心的;谨慎的;谨言慎行的
  If you arecircumspect, you are cautious in what you do and say and do not take risks.
  1. The banks should have been more circumspect in their dealings...
     那些银行在交易中本该更加谨慎的。
  2. You seem to be implying, in your usual circumspect manner, that perhaps it might not be a wonderful idea.
     你好像正以你一贯谨言慎行的方式暗示，那个主意也许不怎么样。

英英释义

adj

• heedful of potential consequences
  1. circumspect actions
  2. physicians are now more circumspect about recommending its use
  3. a discreet investor
  Synonym:discreet

双语例句

• A: I am going to be very circumspect because I do not want to discuss where the show's going.
  史派西：我可得非常小心了，因为我不想讨论戏演到了什么地方。
• We will use more advanced technology, better products, more circumspect service to the vast number of return Guest!
  我们将用更先进技术，更完善的产品，更周到的服务来回报广大客户！
• Modernized business equipments, circumspect and thoughtful servings from our staffs is a symbol of your identity and status.
  现代化的商务设施及服务人员周到的体贴服务是您身份与地位的体。
• We must not expect a lively young man to be always so guarded and circumspect. It is very often nothing but our own vanity that deceives us.
  我们决不可能指望一个生龙活虎的青年会始终小心周到。我们往往会因为我们自己的虚荣心，而给弄迷了心窍。
• He was more circumspect when asked who, in particular, were the best equipped.
  当被问及哪只具体的球队的心里准备最好时，他谨慎多了。
• Mr Lee has been enormously circumspect about laying the blame on Pyongyang.
  在怪罪朝鲜问题上，李明博表现得十分谨慎。
• Amid heightened resource nationalism, progress has since been more circumspect.
  自那以后，在资源民族主义高涨的背景下，进展更为慎重。
• You seem to be implying, in your usual circumspect manner, that perhaps it might not be a wonderful idea.
  你好像正以你一贯谨言慎行的方式暗示，那个主意也许不怎么样。
• We must be extremely circumspect about who we tell.
  我们必须特别小心谈论的对象。
• He is circumspect, refusing to say anything about the story, except that he and Carolyn are willing to travel to Iowa to talk with me about it.
  他讲话很谨慎，对故事内容守口如瓶，只说他和卡洛琳愿意到依阿华来同我面谈。