[noobj.][inimperativeorinfinitive]be cautious and alert to risks or dangers 当心,谨慎 shoppers were warned to beware of cut-price fakes. 购物者们受到警告,要当心便宜无真货。 Beware! Dangerous submerged rocks ahead. 当心!前面暗礁危险。 [with obj.]We should beware the incompetence of legislators. 我们应该防范立法者的不称职。
语源
Middle English : from the phrase be ware (see be-, ware)