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hyperalert adjective (alsohyper-alert)uk /ˌhaɪ.pər.əˈlɜːt/ us /ˌhaɪ.pɚ.əˈlɝːt/ extremely or unusually alert (= quick to see, understand, and act): 高度警惕 People here are hyperalert following the attacks.袭击发生后,这里的人们高度警惕。 hyperalert toThe company is hyper-alert to subtle changes in the financial environment. By now he was exhausted but hyperalert. A hyperalert infant may be too distracted to feed and unable to settle into sleep even when fatigued. Symptoms can include a hyperalert state. She was hyperalert to visual stimuli. Returning soldiers can be hyper-alert, looking for threats in situations where there aren't any. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Perceptive acute acuteness antenna catch eagle-eyed gimlet have an eye for somethingidiom have/keep (all) your wits about youidiom hawk-eyed hawkish observant perceptive percipiently sensate sensately sharp sharp-eyed sharpness spotter wit |