来自leer,斜看，斜瞟，引申词义猜疑的，谨防的。

1. The government is leery of changing the current law.

政府对是否修改现行法律存有疑虑。

2. They were leery about investing in a company controlled by a single individual.

把资金投向一个由一人独自操控的公司，他们不大放心。

3. I would be leery of committing my company to employ hundreds of Indian workers, sight and skill unseen.

在对几千名印度工人的技术情况事先还不了解时,我是不会随便让我的公司雇用他们的.

4. Executives say they are leery of the proposed system.

行政人员们说他们对拟建中的系统心怀顾虑。

5. I tend to be a bit leery of cut - price ` bargains '.

我对减价商品有点戒心.