詞彙精選：careful的用法和辨析
一、詳細釋義：
adj.
小心的，仔細的，周密的，謹慎的，慎重的
例句：
We can assure you that all your orders will receive our immediate and most careful attention.
我方保證對你所有訂單予以及時、仔細的處理。
例句：
Finally, after weeks of careful digging, the scientists peered through the ancient dust.
終於，經過幾周小心的挖掘，科學家們褪去了那些古老的塵埃。
節約的，節省的
例句：
You will have to make a special effort to train your child to be careful with her pocket-money.
你得格外注意培養孩子的節儉意識，零花錢要省着花。
例句：
It would force industries to be more careful with natural resources.
這將迫使企業更加節約資源。
二、詞義辨析：
careful,cautious,attentive,prudent
這些形容詞均含有“小心的，謹慎的”之意。careful側重做事謹慎、留心，特別注意一些細節地方。cautious着重考慮事情的後果，謹慎留意，防止出差錯。attentive指認真地注意地傾聽別人的意見，留心別人的需要等。prudent指遇事審慎，思考計劃周密，不貿然行事。
三、參考例句：
Be careful！
當心！
Be careful about fires!
小心火燭！
That article deserves careful perusal.
那篇文章值得細讀。
Masonry is a careful skill.
磚石工藝是一種精心的技藝。
The article deserves careful study.
這篇文章值得[仔細]研究。
Be careful of the instruments.
別損壞儀器。
The trip needs careful planning.
這趟行程需要周密計劃。
Be careful in knowing that.
要謹記這一點。
These proposals deserve careful study.
這些建議值得認真研究。
He made a careful answer.
他慎重地回答。
