hyperalert
adjective (also hyper-alert) uk/ˌhaɪ.pər.əˈlɜːt/ us/ˌhaɪ.pɚ.əˈlɝːt/
高度警惕
extremely or unusually alert (= quick to see, understand, and act)
People here are hyperalert following the attacks. 袭击发生后，这里的人们高度警惕。
The company is hyper-alert to subtle changes in the financial environment.
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- By now he was exhausted but hyperalert.
- A hyperalert infant may be too distracted to feed and unable to settle into sleep even when fatigued.
- Symptoms can include a hyperalert state.
- She was hyperalert to visual stimuli.
- Returning soldiers can be hyper-alert, looking for threats in situations where there aren't any.