hypervigilant
adjective
uk/ˌhaɪ.pəˈvɪdʒ.əl.ənt/us/ˌhaɪ.pɚˈvɪdʒ.əl.ənt/alwayspayinga lot ofattentionandtryingtonoticepossibledangers, often more than isreasonable:
过分警惕的I'mbeginningtorelax; I'm nolongeralwayslookingbehind me, being hypervigilant.我开始放松了；我不再时不时看身后，过分警惕。
- She told me she's always hypervigilantmovingaround thecityafterreceivingso manythreats.
- Neglectedchildrenoftenbecomehypervigilant, veryalert, veryawareof everything going on around them.
- Headmitsthat he was and is hypervigilant—astatefamiliartoadoptiveparents, he says.
- I'm hypervigilant,checkingall thewindowsanddoors, makingsureno one isfollowingme.
- He wasdrinkingtoo much, and so hypervigilant hecarriedapistolwhereverhe went.
Paying attention and being careful
- attention span
- attentiveness
- be good, and if you can't be good, be carefulidiom
- be on (your) guardidiom
- cared-for
- guard
- handle/treatsomeonewith kid glovesidiom
- hang
- hang on/uponsomething
- have a careidiom
- religion
- revolve aroundsomeone/something
- safety
- safety firstidiom
- see pastsomething
- singleness
- sit
- the/a glare ofsomethingidiom
- zero
- Zoom