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hypervigilant
adjective
uk /ˌhaɪ.pəˈvɪdʒ.əl.ənt/ us /ˌhaɪ.pɚˈvɪdʒ.əl.ənt/
always paying a lot of attention and trying to notice possible dangers, often more than is reasonable: 过分警惕的
I'm beginning to relax; I'm no longer always looking behind 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 hypervigilant moving around the city after receiving so many threats.
Neglected children often become hypervigilant, very alert, very aware of everything going on around them.
He admits that he was and is hypervigilant—a state familiar to adoptive parents, he says.
I'm hypervigilant, checking all the windows and doors, making sure no one is following me.
He was drinking too much, and so hypervigilant he carried a pistol wherever he went.
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