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

• First, we should promote education and maintain sharp vigilance in international trade transactions.
  第一，加强教育，在国际贸易中保持高度的警惕性。
• The occupier of the next seat move upon your armrest the moment your vigilance flags.
  当坐在你旁边的那个人占用你的扶手的时候，你要开始扬旗警戒了。
• 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。
• 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。
• Don't slacken your vigilance.
  不要麻痹大意。
• We must maintain keen vigilance at all times.
  任何时候我们都要保持高度的警惕。
• You think community vigilance will be enough?
  你认为监视社区就足够了吗？
• Our work requires constant vigilance.
  我们的工作需要时刻保持警惕。
• 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。