剑桥高阶英汉双解词典 - vigilance collapse

vigilance
/'vɪdʒ.ɪ.lənts/
noun [U]
* more careful attention, especially in order to notice possible danger
警觉；警戒；警惕

1. The police said that it was thanks to the vigilance of a neighbour that the fire was discovered before it could spread.
警方说多亏了一位邻居警觉才在火灾蔓延之前发现了火情。

牛津搭配语词典 第2版 - vigilance collapse

vigilance noun

• ADJECTIVE constant, continued, eternal | extra, heightened, increased You should exercise extra ~ about locking your car.

• VERB + VIGILANCE exercise, increase, maintain | relax The birds cannot afford to relax their ~ against predators. | require

• PREPOSITION ~ against ~ against shoplifters | ~ on the part of sb Guaranteeing the safety of students requires continued ~ on the part of teachers.

• PHRASES a need for ~

新牛津英语同义词词典 - vigilance collapse

vigilance

noun
his security duties demand long hours of vigilance
WATCHFULNESS , careful observation, surveillance, attentiveness, attention, alertness, guardedness, carefulness, care, caution, cautiousness, wariness, chariness, circumspection, prudence, heedfulness, heed, mindfulness.
-opposite(s): INATTENTIVENESS.

词源记忆 - vigilance collapse


警惕,警戒(vigil+ance)[vivvitvig=life,表示"生命"]
警惕(vigil醒着的+ance)[-ance表名词"性质,状况"]