英语词汇“vigilantly”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

adv

When you do something vigilantly, you do it with a great deal of care and watchfulness. Your dog might vigilantly guard her special bone, growling a little when the cat walks too close to it.

Doing things vigilantly means acting with attentiveness. The adverb should make you think of a night watchman vigilantly watching a security camera or a Great Pyrenees vigilantly protecting a flock of sheep from predators. The adverb comes from its related adjective, vigilant, or "keeping careful watch." The Latin root of both words is vigilantia, or "wakefulness."

WORD FAMILY

vigilant: unvigilant, vigilance, vigilanter, vigilantly+/vigilance: vigilances

USAGE EXAMPLES

In a Paris park, Dominique, 42, sat on a bench vigilantly watching the people coming and going around her.

The Guardian(Nov 12, 2016)

Perched vigilantly atop limestone pedestals by Stanford White, the great cats keep their ears forever cocked for the slightest rustle.

New York Times(Sep 14, 2016)

And watch your own states vigilantly for outbreaks.

New York Times(Aug 20, 2016)

adv in a watchful manner

Syn

watchfully

单词	vigilantly
释义	vigilantly (once / 17936 pages) adv When you do something vigilantly, you do it with a great deal of care and watchfulness. Your dog might vigilantly guard her special bone, growling a little when the cat walks too close to it. Doing things vigilantly means acting with attentiveness. The adverb should make you think of a night watchman vigilantly watching a security camera or a Great Pyrenees vigilantly protecting a flock of sheep from predators. The adverb comes from its related adjective, vigilant, or "keeping careful watch." The Latin root of both words is vigilantia, or "wakefulness." WORD FAMILY vigilant: unvigilant, vigilance, vigilanter, vigilantly+/vigilance: vigilances USAGE EXAMPLES In a Paris park, Dominique, 42, sat on a bench vigilantly watching the people coming and going around her. The Guardian(Nov 12, 2016) Perched vigilantly atop limestone pedestals by Stanford White, the great cats keep their ears forever cocked for the slightest rustle. New York Times(Sep 14, 2016) And watch your own states vigilantly for outbreaks. New York Times(Aug 20, 2016) adv in a watchful manner Syn watchfully
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