英语词汇“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

When you're on the qui vive, you're especially vigilant, carefully keeping watch. Your dog might believe it's her responsibility to be on the qui vive all day, barking at every little noise she hears.

You'll almost always find this term in the phrase "on the qui vive." It comes from the question French guards and sentries would commonly ask visitors to a castle or fort: "Qui voulez-vous qui vive?" Literally, this means "Whom do you wish to live?" — in other words, "Whose side are you on?" Today, being on the qui vive means that you're on the alert, like a sentry, watchman, or guard dog.

WORD FAMILY

qui vive

USAGE EXAMPLES

What she might say next was never certain, and the uncertainty kept him always on the qui vive.

Reynolds, Mrs. Baillie, The Tree of Knowledge—A Novel(2012)

Wild, wary and watchful, he is ever on the qui vive.

Greville, Beatrice Violet Graham, Ladies in the Field: Sketches of Sp...(2012)

All London was on the "qui vive" this morning, as the German Emperor was to make his formal entry into London.

Waddington, Mary King, Letters of a Diplomat's Wife—1883-1...(2012)

n condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

alert

air alert

the condition in which combat aircraft are airborne and ready for an operation

red alert

the highest level of alert when an attack by the enemy seems imminent (or more generally a state of alert resulting from imminent danger)

strip alert

a state of readiness for domestic defense aircraft

preparation, preparedness, readiness

the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action)

单词	qui vive
释义	qui vive (once / 13955 pages) n When you're on the qui vive, you're especially vigilant, carefully keeping watch. Your dog might believe it's her responsibility to be on the qui vive all day, barking at every little noise she hears. You'll almost always find this term in the phrase "on the qui vive." It comes from the question French guards and sentries would commonly ask visitors to a castle or fort: "Qui voulez-vous qui vive?" Literally, this means "Whom do you wish to live?" — in other words, "Whose side are you on?" Today, being on the qui vive means that you're on the alert, like a sentry, watchman, or guard dog. WORD FAMILY qui vive USAGE EXAMPLES What she might say next was never certain, and the uncertainty kept him always on the qui vive. Reynolds, Mrs. Baillie, The Tree of Knowledge—A Novel(2012) Wild, wary and watchful, he is ever on the qui vive. Greville, Beatrice Violet Graham, Ladies in the Field: Sketches of Sp...(2012) All London was on the "qui vive" this morning, as the German Emperor was to make his formal entry into London. Waddington, Mary King, Letters of a Diplomat's Wife—1883-1...(2012) n condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper alert air alert the condition in which combat aircraft are airborne and ready for an operation red alert the highest level of alert when an attack by the enemy seems imminent (or more generally a state of alert resulting from imminent danger) strip alert a state of readiness for domestic defense aircraft preparation, preparedness, readiness the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action)
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