vigilance

英 [ˈvɪdʒɪləns]

美 [ˈvɪdʒələns]

n.  用心，小心戒备，小心谨慎，非常小心，谨小慎微; 警醒（症）；失眠症

TOEFL医学

BNC.13835 / COCA.13494

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 警惕的;警觉的；警戒的
  Someone who isvigilantgives careful attention to a particular problem or situation and concentrates on noticing any danger or trouble that there might be.
  1. He warned the public to be vigilant and report anything suspicious...
     他警告公众要提高警惕，遇到任何可疑情况都要报告。
  2. All but one of these letter bombs had been intercepted by vigilant post office staff.
     除了一封漏网之外，警惕的邮局员工截获了其余所有的邮件炸弹。

英英释义

noun

• vigilant attentiveness
  1. he keeps a weather eye open for trouble
  Synonym:watchfulnessweather eye
• the process of paying close and continuous attention
  1. wakefulness, watchfulness, and bellicosity make a good hunter
  2. vigilance is especially susceptible to fatigue
  Synonym:watchfulnesswakefulnessalertness

双语例句

• Together, we are signaling that a new era of cooperation, engagement, and vigilance has begun.
  我们聚集在这里，标志着一个合作、行动和警醒的新时代的开端。
• Defeating terrorism requires constant vigilance and preparation by our citizens and by our government.
  击败恐怖主义需要我们的人民和政府的保持长期的警觉和长期的斗争准备。
• Our work requires constant vigilance.
  我们的工作需要时刻保持警惕。
• Police urged continued vigilance in the fight against crime.
  警方敦促继续保持警惕与独罪行为做斗争。
• I was determined not to relax my own vigilance.
  我决心不松懈自己的警惕性。
• Never relax your vigilance.
  别松懈了警惕性。
• Above all, we must heighten our vigilance and prevent such a disaster.
  重要的是，我们必须提高警惕，我们必须阻止这样的灾害再次发生。
• Some are still making trouble and we must heighten our vigilance.
  其中，一部分人还在捣乱，必须对他们提高警惕。
• We must maintain keen vigilance at all times.
  任何时候我们都要保持高度的警惕。
• Don't you know the crushed worm will turn? Why are you so lacking in vigilance?
  你不知道困兽犹斗吗？为什么这样麻痹大意？