保持警惕 meaning in English
be on the alert
keeone's eyes open
keeping watch
Examples
- The garrison was alert, but too few .
驻防的军队是保持警惕的，但是人数毕竟太少了。 - Constant vigilance is necessary in order to avoid accidents .
为了避免意外事故，必须经常保持警惕。 - We can seek a relaxation of tensions without relaxing our guard .
我们能一方面保持警惕一方面设法缓和紧张局面。 - All this had a tendency to keep us awake, and knock the traditional dullness out of garrison life .
这一切都足以使我们保持警惕，打破驻防生活一向的沉闷。 - While danger threatens we must all be on guard
危险正逼近，我们必须保持警惕。