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***。

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。
• Never relax your vigilance.
  别松懈了警惕性。
• We keep high vigilance.
  我们保持高度警惕性。
• One cause for concern, or at least vigilance, is inflation.
  通胀就是令人担心（或至少是警觉）的一个理由。
• 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。
• In addition, we need to maintain vigilance against any real or perceived conflicts of interest.
  此外，我们必须对任何实际存在的或被视为存在的利益冲突保持警觉。
• I was determined not to relax my own vigilance.
  我决心不松懈自己的警惕性。
• We must however heighten our vigilance.
  要提高警惕，这里有扒手。但是我们应当提高警惕。
• We now entered upon a period of extreme tension and vigilance.
  我们现在进入了一个非常紧张，需要非常警惕的时期。
• 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。