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

• Some slackened their vigilance over the enemy's so-called total warfare and espionage;
  有的人对敌人的所谓总体战和特务活动丧失警惕；
• We must maintain keen vigilance at all times.
  任何时候我们都要保持高度的警惕。
• Constant vigilance is necessary in order to avoid accidents.
  为了避免意外事故，必须经常保持警惕。
• 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。
• We keep high vigilance.
  我们保持高度警惕性。
• Close attention or vigilance to minimize risk.
  对最小风险的严密注意或警觉。
• The issue becomes one of vigilance rather than intelligence.
  这一问题将转变成为一种关于警惕性而不是智力性问题。
• You think community vigilance will be enough?
  你认为监视社区就足够了吗？
• 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。
• 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。