qui vive meaning in English
〔法语〕 〔哨兵的查问口令〕你是什么人？你是哪一边的？ on the qui vive 警戒着。
Examples
- The young girl was never still for a second . she would always be on the qui vive waiting for something new or exciting
这个小女孩老是不安分。她总是渴望出现一些新鲜事或令人兴奋的玩意。 - Mr bloom , actuated by motives of inherent delicacy , inasmuch as he always believed in minding his own business , moved off but nevertheless remained on the qui vive with just a shade of anxiety though not funkyish in the least
，又一向认为不应去多管旁人的闲事，所以移步走开了。他虽然丝毫也没感到害怕，却稍微有点儿放心不下，就警惕地停留在那里。