| 单词 | on the qui vive |
| 释义 | on the qui vive (once / 19999 pages) n WORD FAMILY on the qui vive USAGE EXAMPLESWhat she might say next was never certain, and the uncertainty kept him always on the qui vive. Reynolds, Mrs. Baillie, The Tree of Knowledge—A Novel(2012) Wild, wary and watchful, he is ever on the qui vive. Greville, Beatrice Violet Graham, Ladies in the Field: Sketches of Sp...(2012) The hail had set everyone on deck on the qui vive, and a dozen telescopes were turned upon the shore. Henty, G. A. (George Alfred), A Roving Commission—Or, Through the...(2012) n lively attentiveness Syn|Hyper alertness, sharp-sightedness attentiveness the trait of being observant and paying attention |
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