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watchful

英 ['wɒtʃfʊl; -f(ə)l] 美['wɑtʃfl]
  • adj. 注意的;警惕的;警醒的

英英释意


1. carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger;
"a policy of open-eyed awareness"
"the vigilant eye of the town watch"
"there was a watchful dignity in the room"
"a watchful parent with a toddler in tow"
2. experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness;
"insomniac old people"
"insomniac nights"
"lay sleepless all night"
"twenty watchful, weary, tedious nights"- Shakespeare