apprehension

英 [ˌæprɪˈhenʃn]

美 [ˌæprɪˈhenʃn]

n.  忧虑; 担心; 疑惧; 恐惧; 逮捕; 拘押

复数：apprehensions　

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BNC.7714 / COCA.9457

牛津词典

noun

• 忧虑；担心；疑惧；恐惧
  worry or fear that sth unpleasant may happen
  1. There is growing apprehension that fighting will begin again.
     人们愈来愈担心会重开战火。
  2. He watched the election results with some apprehension .
     他不无忧虑地观察选举结果。
• 逮捕；拘押
  the act of capturing or arresting sb, usually by the police

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 担心；忧虑；恐惧
  Apprehensionis a feeling of fear that something bad may happen.
  1. It reflects real anger and apprehension about the future...
     它反映出对未来真实的愤怒和恐惧。
  2. I tensed every muscle in my body in apprehension.
     我吓得全身肌肉紧绷。
• N-UNCOUNT 逮捕；拘押
  Theapprehension ofsomeone who is thought to be a criminal is their capture or arrest by the police.
  1. ...information leading to the apprehension of the alleged killer.
     致使凶杀嫌犯被捕的信息
• N-UNCOUNT 理解;领悟
  Theapprehension ofsomething is awareness and understanding of it.
  1. ...the sudden apprehension of something familiar as something alien.
     突然间领悟到熟悉的事物原来如此陌生

英英释义

noun

• the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
  1. the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar
  Synonym:arrestcatchcollarpinchtaking into custody
• the cognitive condition of someone who understands
  1. he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect
  Synonym:understandingdiscernmentsavvy
• painful expectation
  Synonym:misgiving
• fearful expectation or anticipation
  1. the student looked around the examination room with apprehension
  Synonym:apprehensivenessdread

双语例句

• Beneath the festive mood there is an underlying apprehension.
  在喜庆的背后存在着隐忧。
• He gazed with longing and apprehension into the future.
  他带着渴望和恐惧注视着未来。
• I tensed every muscle in my body in apprehension.
  我吓得全身肌肉紧绷。
• A deep peace takes the place of anxiety and apprehension, in our souls and in our connection to every other human being.
  一个深度的平和心情会取代焦虑和忧虑，居于我们的灵魂里，处于我们和每个人的密切联系中。
• We waited for their decision with a great deal of apprehension.
  我们以极其焦虑的心情等待他们做出决定。
• He finally had got his first apprehension of this issue.
  他对这种重大事情的第一次领悟。
• Her skin prickled with apprehension.
  她因为忧惧而浑身发毛。
• Let us change our apprehension to prudent thinking and planning!
  让我们将事前的忧虑，换为事前的思考和计划吧！
• She sensed my growing apprehension.
  她察觉到我越来越担心的心情。
• He has an overall apprehension of the present international situation.
  翻译他对当前的国际局势有着全面的理解。