careful
US: /ˈkɛɹfəɫ/
UK: /kˈeəfəl/
UK: /kˈeəfəl/
English Vietnamese dictionary
careful /'keəful/
- tính từ
- cẩn thận, thận trọng, biết giữ gìn, biết lưu ý
- be careful of your health: hãy giữ gìn sức khoẻ của anh
- be careful how you speak: hãy giữ gìn lời nói, hãy thận trọng lời nói
- kỹ lưỡng, chu đáo
- a careful piece of work: một công việc làm kỹ lưỡng
- a careful examination of the question: sự xem xét kỹ lưỡng vấn đề
- cẩn thận, thận trọng, biết giữ gìn, biết lưu ý
Advanced English dictionary
+ adjective
1 [not before noun] ~ (to do sth)
~ (not to do sth)
~ (when / what / how, etc.)
~ (of / about / with sth) giving attention or thought to what you are doing so that you avoid hurting yourself, damaging sth or doing sth wrong: Be careful! + He was careful to keep out of sight. + Be careful not to wake the baby. + You must be careful when handling chemicals. + Be careful what you say. + Be careful of the traffic. + Please be careful with my glasses (= Don't break them). + I'm very careful about washing my hands before eating (= I make sure I do it). + Be careful you don't bump your head.
2 giving a lot of attention to details: a careful piece of work + a careful examination of the facts + After careful consideration we have decided to offer you the job.
carefully adverb: Please listen carefully. + She put the glass down carefully. + Drive carefully.
carefulness noun [U]
Idioms: you can't be too careful (spoken) used to warn sb that they should take care to avoid danger or problems: Don't stay out in the sun for too long-you can't be too careful.
careful with money not spending money on unimportant things: His mother had always been careful with money.
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
1 cautious, wary, circumspect, chary, prudent, watchful, aware, alert, vigilant:
These days one cannot be too careful about walking in the city at night.
2 meticulous, painstaking, attentive, punctilious, (well-)organized, systematic, precise, fastidious, thorough, scrupulous, conscientious, particular, finicky, finical, fussy:
The police conducted a careful search for weapons.
Collocation dictionary
VERBS
be | make sb
Bitter past experience had made her careful of what she confided to Nadia.
ADV.
awfully, doubly, especially, extra, extremely, particularly, really, specially, very
Be extra careful when walking along country roads.
| a bit, a little, fairly, quite | scrupulously
PREP.
about
She was quite careful about how she spoke to him.
| of
He's very careful of his reputation.
| with
She's extremely careful with money.
Concise English dictionary
'keəfʊl
adj.
+exercising caution or showing care or attention
+cautiously attentive
+with care and dignity
+full of cares or anxiety
+mindful of the future in spending money
