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vigilant

🇬🇧 UK/ˈvɪdʒɪlənt/🇺🇸 US/'vidʒilәnt/
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Definitions

adj.

Carefully watchful and alert, especially to danger or trouble.

警惕的,警觉的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
vigilawake, watchful, alert
+
antperforming, being in a state
=vigilant

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Security guards remained vigilant throughout the night.

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