watchful

英 ['wɒtʃfl] 美 ['wɑːtʃfl]

• adj. 注意的；警惕的；<古>不眠的；醒的

英英释义

Adjective:

1. engaged in or accustomed to close observation;

   "caught by a couple of alert cops"
   "alert enough to spot the opportunity when it came"
   "constantly alert and vigilant, like a sentinel on duty"
   

2. experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness;

   "insomniac old people"
   "insomniac nights"
   "lay sleepless all night"
   "twenty watchful, weary, tedious nights"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. You must be watchful of your health.
   你必须注意你的健康。
2. They were not very watchful of the traffic lights.
   他们并不很注意红绿灯。
3. We should be watchful of computer viruses.
   我们应该警惕计算机病毒。
4. The guard should be watchful during the night.
   警卫在黑夜里也应该警醒。

经典引文

• Ever anxious and watchful of her mother.

  出自：She

近反义词

【近义词】

• alert 警觉的
• vigilant 警戒的
• awake 醒着的
• alarmed 惊恐的
• careful 小心谨慎的
• cautious 谨慎的
• circumspect 细心的
• observant 观察力敏锐的...
• attentive 注意的
• on the alert 注意
• wide-awake 完全醒着的
• sleepless 无眠的
• insomniac 失眠患者

【反义词】

• incautious 不小心的
• careless 粗心的