ap·pre·hen·sion
noun/ˌæprɪˈhenʃn/
/ˌæprɪˈhenʃn/
- [uncountable, countable] worry or fear that something unpleasant may happen
忧虑；担心；疑惧；恐惧 - There is growing apprehension that fighting will begin again.
人们愈来愈担心会重开战火。 - He watched the election results with some apprehension.
他不无忧虑地观察选举结果。 - There is apprehension about the safety of the missing children.
人们对失踪儿童的安全感到担忧。 - They shivered with apprehension.
他们惊恐得浑身发抖。 - She spoke about her childhood fears and apprehensions.
她谈到了她童年的恐惧和忧虑。
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsc2- Marisa seemed to sense my growing apprehension.
玛丽萨似乎感觉到我越来越恐惧。 - She felt some apprehension at the thought of seeing him again.
想到又要见他，她就感到有些发怵。 - The change in the law has caused apprehension among many people.
法律的改动令许多人担忧。 - There is great apprehension for the future.
对未来还有很多担心。 - There were still areas of doubt and her apprehension grew.
有些地方仍然存疑，于是她越来越担心。 - They were filled with apprehension as they approached the building.
他们走近那栋建筑时，内心充满了恐惧。 - her apprehension about being in hospital
她对住院的担心
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- great
- growing
- …
- be filled with
- be full of
- feel
- …
- with apprehension
- apprehension about
- apprehension over
- …
- a feeling of apprehension
- a sense of apprehension
- a look of apprehension
- …
- There is growing apprehension that fighting will begin again.
- [uncountable] (formal) the act of capturing or arresting somebody, usually by the police
逮捕；拘押 - the apprehension of the terrorists in the early hours of this morning
今天凌晨逮捕了恐怖分子
- the apprehension of the terrorists in the early hours of this morning
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘learning, acquisition of knowledge’): from late Latin apprehensio(n-), from apprehendere ‘seize, grasp’, from ad- ‘towards’ + prehendere ‘lay hold of’.