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单词

watchful

读音
ˈwɑːtʃfl
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Word root: Watch Derived words: watchman (守卫), watchdog (看门狗), watchtower (瞭望塔)

释义

adj. 注意的;警惕的;警醒的

例句

The best thing is to be watchful and see the family doctor for any change in your normal health.
最好的做法就是保持警惕,身体一有变化就去看家庭医生。
At first, she was very nervous and the robin himself was indignantly watchful.
一开始,她很紧张,知更鸟自己愤怒地警惕着。
Her expression was watchful and alert.
她露出一副察言观色、处处提防的表情。

强化记忆

你可以把 "watchful" 分解成 "watch" 和 "-ful"。想象你要"watch" (看)一个满 "-ful"(充满)的安全摄像头,这样你就会觉得你非常 "watchful"(警觉)了。Watchful源于古英语的wæcce(保持醒来)和full(充满)。随着时间的推移,其含义发展为警觉或留心的状态,因为一个醒着的人更有可能注意到周园环境的变化。

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from family traditions to food, religion and folktales.Scribbling by night under the watchful eyes of his lover Padma,Saleem’s frame narrative echoes that of "1001 Nights,"
to the horrific ninth circle of Treachery,where sinners are trapped under the watchful eyes of Satan himself.The following two parts, "Purgatorio" and "Paradiso," continue Dante’s journey,
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