| 单词 | watchful |
| 释义 | watchful (once / 599 pages) adj To be watchful is to be alert and aware. A watchful dog might keep an eye on the sidewalk in front of your house all afternoon. The adjective watchful is good for describing someone who keeps an attentive eye on things. A watchful teacher, for example, knows immediately when a student is being teased, and a watchful driver is quick to stop for a pedestrian crossing the street. When you're on the lookout, you're being watchful. The word comes from the Middle English waccheful, which used to have an alternate meaning of "wakeful" or "sleepless." WORD FAMILYwatchful: unwatchful, watchfulest, watchfully, watchfulness+/midwatch: midwatches/unwatchful: unwatchfully/watch: midwatch, watched, watcher, watches, watchful, watching/watcher: watchers/watchfulness: watchfulnesses/watching: watchings USAGE EXAMPLESHe said he thinks that, after Trump’s victory, public awareness is up, with many people “looking at ICE with a watchful eye.” Washington Post(Dec 26, 2016) The only existing written history of the company was composed under the watchful eye of its executives, way back in 1986. Time(Dec 22, 2016) In August, Solecito began to dig, under the watchful eye of the local police and prosecutor’s office. Science Magazine(Dec 14, 2016) 1adj engaged in or accustomed to close observation Syn|Ant alert argus-eyed, open-eyed, vigilant, wakeful carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger fly(British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked heads-up, wide-awakefully alert and watchful lidless, sleeplessalways watchful warymarked by keen caution and watchful prudence awakenot in a state of sleep; completely conscious livelyfull of life and energy unalert, unvigilant, unwatchful not alert to what is potentially dangerous unwarynot alert to danger or deception 2adj experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness "twenty watchful, weary, tedious nights"- Shakespeare Syn insomniac, sleepless awake not in a state of sleep; completely conscious |
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