❶ 留心的,机警的〔an alert guard一位机警的哨兵〕 ❷ 活跃的,机灵的〔Grandmother is very alert for a woman of eighty-five.作为一位85岁的妇女来说,祖母是很机灵了。〕‖ n.❶ 警戒,警报❷ 警戒期间‖ v.使警觉,使…处于待命状态〔The soldiers were alerted before the attack.在进攻之前,使士兵们都处于待命状态。〕/on the alert警惕,提防/alertly adv./alertness n.