Alert
[ə'lɜːt] or [ə'lɝt]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) a warning serves to make you more alert to danger.
(noun.) condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action; 'bombers were put on alert during the crisis'.
(adj.) 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' .
(adj.) mentally perceptive and responsive;'an alert mind'; 'alert to the problems'; 'alive to what is going on'; 'awake to the dangers of her situation'; 'was now awake to the reality of his predicament' .
(adj.) quick and energetic; 'a brisk walk in the park'; 'a lively gait'; 'a merry chase'; 'traveling at a rattling rate'; 'a snappy pace'; 'a spanking breeze' .
手打:索菲--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(a.) Watchful; vigilant; active in vigilance.
(a.) Brisk; nimble; moving with celerity.
(n.) An alarm from a real or threatened attack; a sudden attack; also, a bugle sound to give warning.
汉密尔顿校對
同義詞及近義詞:
a. [1]. Watchful, vigilant, circumspect, wary, heedful, on the alert, on one's guard, on the watch, on the lookout.[2]. Active, brisk, nimble, agile, smart, lively, sprightly, spirited, supple, quick, spry, ready, prompt.
校對:谢尔曼
同義詞及反義詞:
SYN:Active, brisk, nimble, prepared, prompt, vigilant, ready, wakeful, watchful,on_the_watch, lively
ANT:Slow, sleepy, lazy, absent, unready, oblivious, sluggish, inactive, unwatchful,dilatory, drowsy
手打:维罗妮卡
解釋/意思:
adj. watchful: brisk.—n. a sudden attack or surprise.—adv. Alert′ly.—n. Alert′ness.—Upon the alert upon the watch.
尤金伲亚整理
例句/造句/用法:
- The outer door was quickly opened, and Tom, who was watching outside, was on the alert, in a moment. 哈麗葉特·比切·斯托. 湯姆叔叔的小屋.
- The dog too was on the alert in an instant, and ran whining to the door. 查理斯·狄更斯. 霧都孤兒.
- Holmes was silent and motionless; but I could tell that he was keenly alert, and that his eyes were fixed intently upon the stream of passers-by. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
- Gerald, who was very subtly alert, wary in all his senses, leaned forward and asked smilingly: 'What were you saying? 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- It parts with its flexible responsiveness and alert eagerness for additional meaning. 約翰·杜威. 民主與教育.
- The men there made her alert, roused her curiosity. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- Methinks I am animated and alert, instead of being depressed and apprehensive? 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
整理:洛厄尔