Language Activator – careful

اغلب دیکشنری ها لغاتی را مترادف یک لغت معرفی میکنند. اما آیا تمامی مترادفهای یک لغت صد در صد معنای همان لغت را القا میکنند؟ مسلماً خیر. در این بخش از آفرینش اکتیوتر لغات هم معنی و یا نزدیک به لغت careful را بررسی خواهیم کرد.

careful

(adjective)

: someone who is careful tries to avoid danger, risks, or accidents

.You’ll be OK with Jane – she’s a very careful driver

Paints today are getting safer as companies remove harmful chemicals, but you still need to be careful

(careful (that

.We had to be careful that we didn’t tip the raft over

carefully

(adverb)

!Bye, Sarah – drive carefully

cautious

(adjective)

someone who is cautious does not like taking risks and is always very careful to avoid them

.If we’re too cautious, we might lose a good business opportunity

.Phil’s a very cautious driver – it’ll take at least an hour to get there

cautious about

.I’ve always been cautious about giving people my phone number

cautiously

(adverb)

.Slowly and cautiously, we made our way along the edge of the cliff

with care/with caution

(adverb)

if you do something with care or with caution, you do it carefully in order to avoid accidents

.Some roads may be icy and motorists are advised to drive with caution

handle something with care

.These antiques are fragile and must be handled with care

wary

(adjective)

someone who is wary does not easily trust people and thinks very carefully before getting involved in any situation that might be dangerous or cause problems

wary of

.She had become extremely wary of relationships as a result of her childhood experiences

.Wary of becoming entangled in her friend’s family quarrels, Eileen made an excuse and left

wary about

The problems with selling the house had made her much more wary about financial matters

keep a wary eye on somebody/something

: watch something or someone carefully

▪ One of the guards was fiddling with his radio, all the time keeping a wary eye on the five prisoners

warily

(adverb)

He made his way up the stairs, glancing warily over his shoulder and keeping close to the wall

vigilant

(adjective)

formal always paying attention to what is happening, so that you notice any danger or illegal activity

.Be vigilant on public transport and at tourist sites, as pickpockets operate in these areas

vigilant about

.We have to be vigilant about protecting our right to privacy

remain vigilant

.The terrorist threat is still real, and the public should remain vigilant

ever vigilant always vigilant

.We must be ever vigilant. Don’t think that Fascism can never rise again. It can

vigilance

(uncountable noun)

This case has reminded all Americans about the need for vigilance in guarding against racial discrimination, Relman said

:Practice

:Fill in the blanks with appropriate words

careful / cautiously / handle / wary / vigilant

.N1. Be ……… on public transport and at tourist sites, as pickpockets operate in these areas
N2. She had become extremely ……… of relationships as a result of her childhood experiences
.N3. These antiques are fragile and must be ……… with care
.N4. Slowly and ……… , we made our way along the edge of the cliff
.N5. You’ll be OK with Jane – she’s a very ……… driver

:Answers

vigilant / wary / handled / cautiously / careful