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

• 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 keep high vigilance.
  我们保持高度警惕性。
• 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。
• 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。
• Close attention or vigilance to minimize risk.
  对最小风险的严密注意或警觉。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。