英语词汇“on the qui vive”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

1. on (also upon) the qui vive: on the alert; on the lookout.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > vigilance > vigilant or on one's guard [phrase]

on warec893

on (also upon) one's guard1574

on (at, of, upon) one's keeping1590

on, upon (the) watch1719

on (also upon) the qui vive1726

on the alert1795

on one's toes1921

1726 J. Swift Let. 15 Oct. (2003) III. 35 Is it imagined that I must be..Alway upon the qui vive and the Slip Slop.

1752 H. Fielding Amelia II. v. vii. 141 Though he be a little too much on the Qui vive, he is a Man of great Honour.

1834 F. Marryat Peter Simple III. xiv. 181 This put us all on the qui vive.

1883 E. P. Roe in Harper's Mag. Dec. 56/1 ‘What now, Webb?’ cried Burtis, all on the qui vive.

1933 B. Gadelius Human Mentality vii. 163 His senses are always on the qui-vive.

1980 V. S. Pritchett Tale Bearers 85 Greene is always on the qui vive for the ironies of impotence and desire.

2002 A. Caulfield Show me Magic xiv. 287 I love big dangerous cities, always having to be on the qui vive.

单词	on the qui vive
释义	> as lemmas on (also upon) the qui vive 1. on (also upon) the qui vive: on the alert; on the lookout. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > vigilance > vigilant or on one's guard [phrase] on warec893 on (also upon) one's guard1574 on (at, of, upon) one's keeping1590 on, upon (the) watch1719 on (also upon) the qui vive1726 on the alert1795 on one's toes1921 1726 J. Swift Let. 15 Oct. (2003) III. 35 Is it imagined that I must be..Alway upon the qui vive and the Slip Slop. 1752 H. Fielding Amelia II. v. vii. 141 Though he be a little too much on the Qui vive, he is a Man of great Honour. 1834 F. Marryat Peter Simple III. xiv. 181 This put us all on the qui vive. 1883 E. P. Roe in Harper's Mag. Dec. 56/1 ‘What now, Webb?’ cried Burtis, all on the qui vive. 1933 B. Gadelius Human Mentality vii. 163 His senses are always on the qui-vive. 1980 V. S. Pritchett Tale Bearers 85 Greene is always on the qui vive for the ironies of impotence and desire. 2002 A. Caulfield Show me Magic xiv. 287 I love big dangerous cities, always having to be on the qui vive. extracted from qui viven. < as lemmas
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