1、alert
警觉的;警惕的;留神的;机敏的
We all have to stay alert.
我们大家都必须保持警惕。
He had been spotted by an alert neighbour.
一个警觉的邻居发现了他。
警戒(状态);戒备(状态)
Due to a security alert, this train will not be stopping at Oxford Circus.
由于安全戒备的原因,该次列车在“牛津街口广场”站将不停留。
向…报警;使警觉;使警惕;使注意
He wanted to alert people to the activities of the group.
他想提醒人们小心该团体的活动。
I was hoping he'd alert the police.
我当时希望他会报警。
2、involve
需要;包含
Running a kitchen involves a great deal of discipline and speed.
料理好厨房需要把一切都安排得规规矩矩,且要讲求速度。
Nicky's job as a public relations director involves spending quite a lot of time with other people.
尼基作为公共关系主管,需要花很多时间与别人打交道。
牵涉;涉及
If there was a cover-up, it involved people at the very highest levels of government.
如果有人想要隐瞒实情,那其中就涉及政府部门最高层的人物。
a riot involving a hundred inmates.
有 100 名囚犯参与的暴动