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。
• We keep high vigilance.
  我们保持高度警惕性。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• You think community vigilance will be enough?
  你认为监视社区就足够了吗？
• 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。
• The fire alarm was accidentally set off. Close attention or vigilance to minimize risk.
  火警报警器不小心给弄响了。对最小风险的严密注意或警觉。