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

• The United States health authorities are maintaining vigilance for any possible association between neurological disease and influenza vaccine.
  美国卫生部门对任何神经疾病和流感疫苗之间可能存在的相关性保持着警惕。
• You think community vigilance will be enough?
  你认为监视社区就足够了吗？
• It seems to me they still have some fight left in them. We shouldn't relax our vigilance.
  他们余勇可贾，我们不能放松警惕。
• Our work requires constant vigilance.
  我们的工作需要时刻保持警惕。
• I was determined not to relax my own vigilance.
  我决心不松懈自己的警惕性。
• The incident provides a stark reminder of the need for continued and effective vigilance.
  这一事件充分提醒了人们需要持续而有效的警惕。
• Close attention or vigilance to minimize risk.
  对最小风险的严密注意或警觉。
• We must maintain keen vigilance at all times.
  任何时候我们都要保持高度的警惕。
• The whole Party and nation must heighten their vigilance against the conspiratorial activities of counter-revolutionaries.
  阴谋有时会报应在阴谋者身上。全党和全国人民对于反革命分子的阴谋活动，必须提高警惕性。
• 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。