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Definition of guarded in English: guardedadjective ˈɡɑːdɪdˈɡɑrdəd Cautious and having possible reservations. 谨慎的;小心提防的;有保留的 he has given a guarded welcome to the idea 他已对此意见表示了谨慎的欢迎。 Example sentencesExamples - The British Government gave a guarded welcome to the statement while stressing the need for the Good Friday Agreement to be implemented in full.
- Without specific or new intelligence, a guarded and selective response must be better than a blanket one.
- In as far as he allows personal sentiment to show, he indicates a guarded, sceptical, knowledgeable and shrewd affection for both in about equal measure.
- There was a sort of guarded idealism of the need to promote democratic values, coupled with the tragic acceptance that such sacrifice would always be misinterpreted and caricatured.
- At the same time, it is not to be denied that his words, when he answered, were carefully guarded, and that he rose to take his leave.
- At present, his guarded manner and his reluctance to discuss his previous symptoms or violent behaviour make a detailed examination of his mental state extremely difficult.
- It's easy to see why MacLeod has to remain guarded and wary of all those he encounters.
- Skylar stared at him for a minute, his expression carefully guarded and inscrutable.
- The question took him by surprise, and his eyes grew guarded and cautious, his own grip tightening as well.
- There, though, the problems raised are only touched upon in a guarded fashion, with careful reservations and with a noticeable reluctance to arrive at a positive resolution.
- But when asked to review Brigham City, an independent feature film by and about Mormons, I could only approach the task with guarded curiosity.
- When she looks back on her days as a child actor, Follows is generally less careful, less guarded than she would have been at the time.
- The drop in the number of serious firearms offences in West Yorkshire, against the national trend and for the second year running, deserves a guarded welcome.
- As for how that future might look, Nick is more guarded than others who've recently talked enthusiastically about what possibilities lie in store.
- In the light of all this, Paul probably would wonder about the times that we live our faith in guarded or cautious ways.
- She gave a slight grin as well, though this one was carefully guarded.
- The Refugee Council gave a guarded welcome to the proposals, with particular support for the ending of the ‘demeaning’ voucher system.
- I watched him carefully through guarded eyes and waited until I thought he had calmed down before I spoke again.
- He tried to entertain Holly the best he could, though she was probably scared senseless by the smell of tobacco and the guarded expression Poppy always wore under all circumstances.
- She quickly hid it back again, however, her eyes becoming guarded and wary yet again.
Synonyms cautious, careful, circumspect, wary, chary, reluctant, non-committal, reticent, restrained, reserved, controlled, moderate, discreet, unrevealing, vague, diplomatic, prudent, politic, tactful with reservations informal cagey, leery
Derivativesadverb ˈɡɑːdɪdliˈɡɑrdədli Without denying the range of challenges that face all political parties - from left to right - which seek to engage the public actively in issues of government and governance, the conclusion of the conference was guardedly optimistic. Example sentencesExamples - This means that there will be major upheavals at the level of the constituency and I use the word upheaval guardedly, because there are several constituencies that will no longer exist.
- But I also tell them that I am guardedly optimistic.
- But they do so very guardedly, and it would sound like profane apologetics if transmitted live. So the analytical moment, if there is to be one, has been indefinitely postponed.
- We expect this to continue into the next quarter and, barring any about turns in the world economy, we remain guardedly optimistic for the remainder of the year.
noun ˈɡɑːdɪdnəsˈɡɑrdədnəs The degree of guardedness rises proportionally to how much I like the person; in essence, the closer I would like to be to you the less I will tell you about anything. Example sentencesExamples - Yet he knows such things are fickle and there's a weary guardedness about him.
- Nevertheless, his expression is stern, and his hands, joined in front to clasp his envoy's staff, impart a sense of guardedness and mistrust.
- Her posturings, bizarre behaviours, withdrawal and guardedness lead me to consider schizophrenia.
- It justifies her guardedness, and the audience is thus able to be protective of and sensitive to her.
Definition of guarded in US English: guardedadjectiveˈɡɑrdədˈɡärdəd 1Cautious and having possible reservations. 谨慎的;小心提防的;有保留的 he has given a guarded welcome to the idea 他已对此意见表示了谨慎的欢迎。 Example sentencesExamples - At the same time, it is not to be denied that his words, when he answered, were carefully guarded, and that he rose to take his leave.
- I watched him carefully through guarded eyes and waited until I thought he had calmed down before I spoke again.
- The drop in the number of serious firearms offences in West Yorkshire, against the national trend and for the second year running, deserves a guarded welcome.
- There was a sort of guarded idealism of the need to promote democratic values, coupled with the tragic acceptance that such sacrifice would always be misinterpreted and caricatured.
- When she looks back on her days as a child actor, Follows is generally less careful, less guarded than she would have been at the time.
- She gave a slight grin as well, though this one was carefully guarded.
- She quickly hid it back again, however, her eyes becoming guarded and wary yet again.
- Without specific or new intelligence, a guarded and selective response must be better than a blanket one.
- The question took him by surprise, and his eyes grew guarded and cautious, his own grip tightening as well.
- In the light of all this, Paul probably would wonder about the times that we live our faith in guarded or cautious ways.
- As for how that future might look, Nick is more guarded than others who've recently talked enthusiastically about what possibilities lie in store.
- Skylar stared at him for a minute, his expression carefully guarded and inscrutable.
- But when asked to review Brigham City, an independent feature film by and about Mormons, I could only approach the task with guarded curiosity.
- He tried to entertain Holly the best he could, though she was probably scared senseless by the smell of tobacco and the guarded expression Poppy always wore under all circumstances.
- In as far as he allows personal sentiment to show, he indicates a guarded, sceptical, knowledgeable and shrewd affection for both in about equal measure.
- There, though, the problems raised are only touched upon in a guarded fashion, with careful reservations and with a noticeable reluctance to arrive at a positive resolution.
- At present, his guarded manner and his reluctance to discuss his previous symptoms or violent behaviour make a detailed examination of his mental state extremely difficult.
- The Refugee Council gave a guarded welcome to the proposals, with particular support for the ending of the ‘demeaning’ voucher system.
- The British Government gave a guarded welcome to the statement while stressing the need for the Good Friday Agreement to be implemented in full.
- It's easy to see why MacLeod has to remain guarded and wary of all those he encounters.
Synonyms cautious, careful, circumspect, wary, chary, reluctant, non-committal, reticent, restrained, reserved, controlled, moderate, discreet, unrevealing, vague, diplomatic, prudent, politic, tactful - 1.1US (of a person's medical condition) serious and of uncertain outcome.
the surviving crewman was in stable but guarded condition Example sentencesExamples - She is currently suffering from encephalitis and is listed in stable but guarded condition.
- One child was in guarded condition and the rest of the injured were stable, it said.
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