Definition of Argus-eyed in English:

Argus-eyed

adjective

literary

Vigilant.
Example sentencesExamples
- One peek out the van's window revealed a street corner bristling with army-fatigued, booted, beret capped, and Argus-eyed soldiers, all of them cradling very large automatic weapons and standing their posts with grave purpose.
- The young salmon in the Orkla and Sokna rivers are monitored with Argus-eyed vigilance.
- Such Argus-eyed surveillance is now so widespread that criminals on television (and no doubt in what some folks still call real life) cover prying lenses or conduct their malefactions outside photographic range.
Synonyms
watchful, on the lookout, observant, sharp-eyed, keen-eyed, gimlet-eyed, eagle-eyed, hawk-eyed, with eyes like a hawk, with one's eyes open, keeping one's eyes peeled, keeping one's eyes skinned, attentive, paying attention, alert, on the alert, on one's toes, on the qui vive

Origin

Early 17th century: in Greek mythology Argos was the name of a watchman with a hundred eyes.

Definition of Argus-eyed in US English:

Argus-eyed

adjectiveˈärɡəsˌīd

literary

Vigilant.
Example sentencesExamples
- One peek out the van's window revealed a street corner bristling with army-fatigued, booted, beret capped, and Argus-eyed soldiers, all of them cradling very large automatic weapons and standing their posts with grave purpose.
- Such Argus-eyed surveillance is now so widespread that criminals on television (and no doubt in what some folks still call real life) cover prying lenses or conduct their malefactions outside photographic range.
- The young salmon in the Orkla and Sokna rivers are monitored with Argus-eyed vigilance.
Synonyms
watchful, on the lookout, observant, sharp-eyed, keen-eyed, gimlet-eyed, eagle-eyed, hawk-eyed, with eyes like a hawk, with one's eyes open, keeping one's eyes peeled, keeping one's eyes skinned, attentive, paying attention, alert, on the alert, on one's toes, on the qui vive

Origin

Early 17th century: in Greek mythology Argos was the name of a watchman with a hundred eyes.

单词	Argus-eyed
释义	Definition of Argus-eyed in English: Argus-eyed adjective literary Vigilant. Example sentencesExamples One peek out the van's window revealed a street corner bristling with army-fatigued, booted, beret capped, and Argus-eyed soldiers, all of them cradling very large automatic weapons and standing their posts with grave purpose. The young salmon in the Orkla and Sokna rivers are monitored with Argus-eyed vigilance. Such Argus-eyed surveillance is now so widespread that criminals on television (and no doubt in what some folks still call real life) cover prying lenses or conduct their malefactions outside photographic range. Synonyms watchful, on the lookout, observant, sharp-eyed, keen-eyed, gimlet-eyed, eagle-eyed, hawk-eyed, with eyes like a hawk, with one's eyes open, keeping one's eyes peeled, keeping one's eyes skinned, attentive, paying attention, alert, on the alert, on one's toes, on the qui vive Origin Early 17th century: in Greek mythology Argos was the name of a watchman with a hundred eyes. Definition of Argus-eyed in US English: Argus-eyed adjectiveˈärɡəsˌīd literary Vigilant. Example sentencesExamples One peek out the van's window revealed a street corner bristling with army-fatigued, booted, beret capped, and Argus-eyed soldiers, all of them cradling very large automatic weapons and standing their posts with grave purpose. Such Argus-eyed surveillance is now so widespread that criminals on television (and no doubt in what some folks still call real life) cover prying lenses or conduct their malefactions outside photographic range. The young salmon in the Orkla and Sokna rivers are monitored with Argus-eyed vigilance. Synonyms watchful, on the lookout, observant, sharp-eyed, keen-eyed, gimlet-eyed, eagle-eyed, hawk-eyed, with eyes like a hawk, with one's eyes open, keeping one's eyes peeled, keeping one's eyes skinned, attentive, paying attention, alert, on the alert, on one's toes, on the qui vive Origin Early 17th century: in Greek mythology Argos was the name of a watchman with a hundred eyes.
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