单词 | on (the) alert (for something/somebody) |
释义 | on (the) alert (for something/somebody) From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishon (the) alert (for something/somebody)on (the) alert (for something/somebody)READYready to notice and deal with a situation or problemBe on the alert for anyone acting suspiciously.put on alert. Troops in the vicinity were on full alert (also on high alert) (=completely ready to deal with a dangerous situation) All our border points are on full alert. → alertExamples from the Corpuson high alert• Early in the war Soviet southern troops were put on high alert. |
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