单词 | vigilant |
释义 | vigilant (vɪdʒɪlənt ) adjective Someone who is vigilant gives careful attention to a particular problem or situation and concentrates on noticing any danger or trouble that there might be. He warned the public to be vigilant and report anything suspicious. All but one of these letter bombs had been intercepted by vigilant post office staff. Synonyms: watchful, alert, on the lookout, careful vigilance uncountable noun Democracy is fragile and will not survive without constant vigilance. Synonyms: watchfulness, alertness, caution, observance Collocations: especially vigilant Be especially vigilant if exercising or drinking alcohol in the heat. The Sun As a junior doctor, we were always taught to be especially vigilant of patients who arrived smelling of alcohol with difficult or strange behaviour. Times, Sunday Times She was especially vigilant for small canoes attempting to smuggle illegal supplies and ammunition up the river, seizing several. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 警惕的 Japanese: 油断のない |
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