beware

IPA/bɪˈweə(r)/
KK[bɪwˈɛr]IPA/bɪˈwer/

beware — 動詞

  • bewarepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • bewares3rd person singular
  • bewaring-ing form
  • bewaredpast simple

1. used to tell someone that a person, animal, thing, or situation may cause harm o

1.動詞及物 / 不及物C1
釋義

提防

提醒你對危險保持警覺

used to tell someone that a person, animal, thing, or situation may cause harm or trouble, so they should stay alert.

例句

Beware of the wet floor near the school kitchen.

提防學校廚房旁邊的濕地板。

beware of + noun

Coach Lin told the runners to beware of loose stones.

教練 Lin 提醒跑者要提防鬆動的石頭。

reported warning with beware of

常見搭配
  • beware of snakes
  • beware of scams
  • beware the step
  • beware when strangers offer help
同義詞
  • be careful

    broader and less forceful; it does not always suggest a specific danger

  • watch out

    more conversational and common in quick spoken warnings

  • guard against

    more formal and often used for risks you can prevent by planning

  • mind

    especially British and often used for immediate physical dangers

文法句型

beware of + noun

beware + direct object

beware when + clause

用法筆記

Often followed by of + noun in everyday use. A direct object without of, as in 'Beware the step', is much more formal or fixed; sense 2 is the sign wording rather than a normal spoken warning.

常見錯誤

Beware from pickpockets in the market.
Beware of pickpockets in the market.
the usual preposition after 'beware' is 'of'.
Please be beware of that dog.
Please beware of that dog.
'beware' is already a verb, so do not add 'be' before it.

2. written on a notice, gate, or label to show that there is danger nearby.

2.動詞不及物C1
釋義

小心

告示上提醒附近有危險

written on a notice, gate, or label to show that there is danger nearby.

例句

A red sign at the gate said, 'Beware of the dog.'

大門口的紅色牌子寫著「小心有狗」。

common warning sign: beware of + noun

The notice on the cave door simply said, 'Beware.'

洞穴門上的告示就只寫著「小心」。

sign use without an object

常見搭配
  • beware of the dog
  • beware of falling rocks
  • beware sign
  • beware notice
同義詞
  • warning

    a general noun for any alert, not the exact wording on the sign

  • caution

    common on signs, often slightly less dramatic than 'beware'

  • danger

    stronger sign language that states the threat more directly

文法句型

Beware.

Beware of + noun

用法筆記

Usually appears alone or before of + noun on notices, gates, posters, and labels. Distinguish from sense 1, which is the ordinary verb used when a speaker directly warns someone.

常見錯誤

The sign said beware for dogs.
The sign said beware of dogs.
on warning signs, 'beware' usually takes 'of' before the danger.

常見搭配

常用片語

  • beware of danger
  • beware of dogs

介系詞搭配