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hypervigilance noun[ S or U ] uk /ˌhaɪ.pəˈvɪdʒ.əl.əns/ us /ˌhaɪ.pɚˈvɪdʒ.əl.əns/ the state of paying a lot of attention and trying to notice possible dangers, often when this is not necessary or reasonable: 高度警觉;过分警觉 They experienced psychiatric symptoms such as insomnia and nightmares, and hypervigilance even in safe places.他们有过精神方面的症状,比如,失眠和梦魇,以及即使在安全的地方也高度警觉。 Some of the PTSD symptoms that the participants reported included nightmares, flashbacks, a sense of anxiety or fear, and a state of hypervigilance . Mistreated children may have a hypervigilance for aggressive stimuli. Hypervigilance and enhanced memory for danger may, historically, have protected the species. His hypervigilance created such a stressful atmosphere that some people just didn't want to be there anymore. A hypervigilance among American economic leaders has lingered since the grim era of the Great Depression, and has served the country well. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Paying attention and being careful attention span attentiveness baby be good, and if you can't be good, be carefulidiom be on (your) guardidiom egg flow follow/steer/take the middle course/way/pathidiom get religionidiom guard hang hang on/upon something religion revolve revolve around someone/something safety safety firstidiom see past something sit the/a glare of somethingidiom |