Tra từ careful - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

care·ful BrE [ˈkeəfl] NAmE [ˈkerfl] adjective
1. not before noun giving attention or thought to what you are doing so that you avoid hurting yourself, damaging sth or doing sth wrong
• Be careful!
•~ to do sth He was careful to keep out of sight.
•~ not to do sth Be careful not to wake the baby.
•~ when/what/how, etc. You must be careful when handling chemicals.
•Be careful what you say.
•~ of/about/with sth Be careful of the traffic.
•Please be careful with my glasses (= Don't break them).
•I'm very careful about washing my hands before eating (= I make sure I do it).
•~ (that)… Be careful you don't bump your head.
2. giving a lot of attention to details
•a careful piece of work
•a careful examination of the facts
• After careful consideration we have decided to offer you the job.
Opp: ↑careless
Opp: ↑carelessly
Idioms: ↑careful with money ▪ ↑you can't be too careful
Derived Words: ↑carefully ▪ ↑carefulness

Word Origin:
Old English carful (see ↑care, ↑-ful).

Thesaurus:
careful [careful carefully carefulness] adj.
•After careful consideration they offered the job to Neil.
thorough • • close • • rigorous • • minute • • detailed • • comprehensive • • in-depth • • exhaustive •
Opp: careless
a/an careful/thorough/close/rigorous/detailed/comprehensive/in-depth/exhaustive study/investigation
a/an careful/thorough/close/rigorous/minute/detailed/comprehensive/exhaustive examination of sth
careful/thorough/close/rigorous/detailed/comprehensive/in-depth/exhaustive research

Example Bank:
•Be particularly careful when swimming in the lake.
•Bitter past experience had made her careful of what she confided to Nadia.
•He's very careful of his reputation.
•She was quite careful about how she spoke to him.
•She's extremely careful with money.
•A careful examination of the facts suggests a different conclusion.
•I'm very careful about washing my hands before eating.
•Please be careful with my glasses.
•This is a very careful piece of work.