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单词 alertness
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Definition of alertness in English:

alertness

noun əˈləːtnəsəˈlərtnəs
mass noun
  • The quality of being alert.

    Walsall were indebted to the bravery and alertness of their goalkeeper
    a lack of mental alertness
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Travelers to such destinations practice extra alertness, precaution and prudence.
    • Nonetheless, he said, police would maintain a high degree of alertness.
    • Anything related to Taiwan's survival should be heeded with special alertness.
    • Fire has caused £30,000 damage to a woollen waste mill, and it could have been worse but for the alertness of a teenage girl.
    • Clydebank looked as though they had done enough for another valuable point, but they reckoned without the alertness of Alan Neil.
    Synonyms
    vigilance, awareness, watchfulness, attentiveness, attention, circumspection, wariness, chariness, heedfulness, canniness, discretion, prudence
    quick-wittedness, quick thinking, quickness of mind, sharpness, quickness, keenness, perceptiveness, responsiveness, agility, acuteness, acuity, shrewdness, astuteness, intelligence, insight, presence of mind

Definition of alertness in US English:

alertness

nounəˈlərtnəsəˈlərtnəs
  • The quality of being alert.

    a lack of mental alertness
    nothing could escape the steel trap of my alertness
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Travelers to such destinations practice extra alertness, precaution and prudence.
    • Fire has caused £30,000 damage to a woollen waste mill, and it could have been worse but for the alertness of a teenage girl.
    • Anything related to Taiwan's survival should be heeded with special alertness.
    • Nonetheless, he said, police would maintain a high degree of alertness.
    • Clydebank looked as though they had done enough for another valuable point, but they reckoned without the alertness of Alan Neil.
    Synonyms
    vigilance, awareness, watchfulness, attentiveness, attention, circumspection, wariness, chariness, heedfulness, canniness, discretion, prudence
    quick-wittedness, quick thinking, quickness of mind, sharpness, quickness, keenness, perceptiveness, responsiveness, agility, acuteness, acuity, shrewdness, astuteness, intelligence, insight, presence of mind
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