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watchful 音标拼音: [w'ɑtʃfəl] a. 注意的,警戒的,警醒的 注意的,警戒的,警醒的 watchful adj 1: 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" [ synonym: { alert}, { watchful}] [ ant: { unalert}, { unvigilant}, { unwatchful}] 2: experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness; " insomniac old people"; " insomniac nights"; " lay sleepless all night"; " twenty watchful, weary, tedious nights"- Shakespeare [ synonym: { insomniac}, { sleepless}, { watchful}] Watchful \ Watch" ful\, 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. " Many a watchful night." -- Shak. " Happy watchful shepherds." -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster] ' Twixt prayer and watchful love his heart dividing. -- Keble. [ 1913 Webster] Syn: Vigilant; attentive; cautious; observant; circumspect; wakeful; heedful. [ 1913 Webster] -- { Watch" ful* ly}, adv. -- { Watch" ful* ness}, n. [ 1913 Webster] 74 Moby Thesaurus words for " watchful": Argus- eyed, advertent, agog, alert, all ears, all eyes, assiduous, attentive, aux aguets, aware, careful, cautious, chary, circumspect, concentrated, conscious, covering, custodial, defensive, diligent, eagle- eyed, earnest, finical, finicking, finicky, fostering, guarded, guardian, guarding, hawk- eyed, heedful, immunizing, intense, intent, intentive, keen- eyed, lidless, meticulous, mindful, nice, niggling, observant, observing, on guard, on the ball, on the job, on the lookout, on the watch, open- eared, open- eyed, openmouthed, parental, preventive, prompt, prophylactic, protecting, protective, prudent, quick, ready, regardful, safeguarding, screening, sharp- eyed, sheltering, shielding, sleepless, tutelary, unsleeping, vigilant, wakeful, wary, wide- awake, with open eyes
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