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Boras, meanwhile, proceeded to do what he has done in other standoffs — he went to the Yankees, who until that point had not pursued Teixeira aggressively. As much as they appreciated his abilities, even they were leery of how much he would cost.
I’m not as confident those graphs are going to hold up for fields besides computer science, so I’d be leery of betting on a date. But if I had to take sides in the 2029 wager, I’d put my money on Dr. Kurzweil. He could be right once again about a revolution coming sooner than expected. And I’d hate to bet against the chance to be around for this one.
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standoff
noun [C]
a situation in which agreement in an argument does not seem possible; stalemate
leery
adjective [after verb] INFORMAL
not trusting of someone or something and tending to avoid them if possible; wary:
I've always been a bit leery of authority figures.
distrust
n.
Lack of trust or confidence.
tr.v., -trust·ed, -trust·ing, -trusts.
To have no confidence in.
mistrust
n.
Lack of trust or confidence arising from suspicion. See synonyms at uncertainty.
v., -trust·ed, -trust·ing, -trusts. v.tr.
To regard without trust or confidence.
v.intr.
To be wary, suspicious, or doubtful.
mistrustful mis·trust'ful adj.
mistrustfully mis·trust'ful·ly adv.
mistrustfulness mis·trust'ful·ness n.
wary
adjective
not completely trusting or certain about something or someone:
I'm a bit wary of/about giving people my address when I don't know them very well.
warily
Pronunciation: /ˈwɛːrɪli/
Translate warily | into German | into Italian | into Spanish adverb
- 発音記号[wéəri]
[形]（-i・er, -i・est）
war・i・ly
[副]
war・i・ness
[名]inflame[in・flame]
- 発音記号[infléim]
[動](他)
1 〈物を〉燃え上がらせる, 火をつける, 燃やす, 〈空などを〉（炎で）まっかにする, 真紅に染める
2 〈激情・欲望を〉たきつける, 刺激する, あおる.
3 〈人・顔を〉（怒りなどで）興奮させる, まっかにする, のぼせ上がらせる((with ...))；〈言葉・行為などが〉〈人・群衆を〉扇動して狂暴にする
4 〈体の一部を〉（…で）はれ上がらせる, に炎症を起こさせる((with ...))；…を病的にほてらせる, 熱っぽくする.
━━(自)
1 ぱっと燃え上がる, 火がつく；〈激情・感情が〉燃え上がる, かき立てられる, 激高する, 〈胸・心などが〉激情で熱くなる, 燃える.
2 炎症を起こす.
in・flám・er
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