hypervigilant
adjective uk/ˌhaɪ.pəˈvɪdʒ.əl.ənt/ us/ˌhaɪ.pɚˈvɪdʒ.əl.ənt/
过分警惕的
always paying a lot of attention and trying to notice possible dangers, often more than is reasonable
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。
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- 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.