gingerly

🇬🇧 UK/'dʒindʒәli/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

adv.

In a very careful, cautious, or delicate manner

小心翼翼地,谨慎地

adj.

Very careful, cautious, or delicate in movement or action

小心翼翼的,谨慎的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Loanword
gingerlyother
=gingerly

Common Collocations

  • 1.gingerly stepped小心翼翼地踏步
  • 2.gingerly touched小心翼翼地触摸
  • 3.gingerly moved小心翼翼地移动

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She gingerly stepped onto the ice, afraid it might break.

  • 2.

    The patient was gingerly helped out of bed by the nurse.

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