Watchful
['wɒtʃfʊl;-f(ə)l] or ['wɑtʃfl]
解釋/意思:
(a.) Full of watch; vigilant; attentive; careful to observe closely; observant; cautious; -- with of before the thing to be regulated or guarded; as, to be watchful of one's behavior; and with against before the thing to be avoided; as, to be watchful against the growth of vicious habits.
手打:撒迪厄斯
同義詞及近義詞：
a. Vigilant, attentive, observant, awake, alive, heedful, careful, wary, cautious, circumspect, guarded, on one's guard, on the alert, with the eyes open, wide awake, on the lookout.
阿方索整理
同義詞及反義詞：
SYN:Vigilant, expectant, wakeful, heedful, careful, observant, attentive,circumspect, wary, cautious
ANT:Unwatchful, invigilant, unwakeful, slumbrous, drowsy, heedless, careless,inobservant, inattentive, uncircumspect, unwary, incautious, distracted
整理:尼古拉斯
例句/造句/用法:
- If you would be so kind, said Eunice, vacating her seat at the piano, which action brought a frown to the face of her watchful mother. 福爾斯·休姆. 奇幻島.
- As to Paulina, the child was at once happy and mute, busy and watchful. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- He is subtle and watchful. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- Suddenly it struck her that this was a strange manner to show her patience, or to reward her father for his watchful care of her all through the day. 伊莉莎白·蓋斯凱爾. 南方與北方.
- The place became full of a watchful intentness now; for when other things sank blooding to sleep the heath appeared slowly to awake and listen. 湯瑪斯·哈代. 還鄉.
- I always think you stand in the world like a solitary but watchful, thoughtful archer in a wood. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- I looked towards the knoll: there he lay, still as a prostrate column; his face turned to me: his eye beaming watchful and keen. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
- Elizabeth was watchful enough to see it all, but she could see it and write of it without material pain. 簡·奧斯丁. 傲慢與偏見.
- Book after book was added to the heap of failures, Miss Murdstone being firmly watchful of us all the time. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- The watchful, slightly triumphant child was almost diabolical. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- I do; I will take close and watchful care. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- Take time, Sophronia,' observed her watchful husband, in a patronizing manner. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- As I exchanged a translation for an exercise, I happened to look his way: there I found myself under the influence of the ever-watchful blue eye. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
- He did not know how, with his full, submerged, watchful eyes, he could look into her and see her, what she was, see her secrets. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- I presumed that my watchful guardian was Sola, nor was I wrong. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 火星公主.
- She was very still, almost null, in her manner, apart and watchful. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- For the watchful Mrs. Snagsby is there too--bone of his bone, flesh of his flesh, shadow of his shadow. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- Little Dorrit's interest in the fair subject of this easily accepted belief was too earnest and watchful to fail in accurate observation. 查理斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
- And she would do it, thinks the lawyer, watchful of the firm hand with which she takes the pen! 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- She looked at me, and looked at Sarah, and Sarah's countenance wrung out of her watchful face a cruel smile. 查理斯·狄更斯. 遠大前程.
- How his eye shone, still watchful, and yet wild beneath! 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
- Stephen bent over his loom, quiet, watchful, and steady. 查理斯·狄更斯. 艱難時事.
- I saw my mother look at me sometimes, and then glance at the watchful Miss Murdstone, and than look down, or look away. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- Mrs. Snagsby screws a watchful glance on Jo as he is brought into the little drawing-room by Guster. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- And together the two sisters approached the group of uneasy, watchful common people. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- They had watchful, underworld faces. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- It was another of his hateful, watchful characteristics. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- In face, watchful behind a blind; habitually not uncensorious and contemptuous perhaps. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- Even though he was reading the newspaper closely, he must keep a watchful eye on his external surroundings. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- With her elbows on her bench, and her chin upon her hands, Miss Jenny Wren sat looking at him with a watchful sidelong look. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
整理:尼古拉斯