| 词汇 | apprehensive |
| 释义 | apprehensive adjective uk /ˌæp.rɪˈhen.sɪv/ us /ˌæp.rəˈhen.sɪv/ feeling worried about something that you are going to do or that is going to happen: （对将要做的事情）担忧的，担心的 I'm very apprehensive about tomorrow's meeting.想到明天的会议，我就有些惴惴不安。 I've invited a lot of people to the party, but I'm a little apprehensive that no one will come.我邀请了很多人来参加聚会，但我有些担心，怕没人会来。 afraid afraidShe was afraid of the dark. frightenedDon't be frightened, my dog is quite friendly. scaredAre you scared of spiders? petrifiedHe got to the top of the tree and was absolutely petrified he'd fall. terrifiedI'm terrified of flying. panic-strickenShe was panic-stricken when her little boy disappeared. worried worriedI'm worried that he's not going to graduate. concernedAren't you concerned that she might tell someone? perturbedHe didn't seem unduly perturbed by the news. fretfulShe got a fretful night's sleep after the dreadful news. anxiousAll this waiting is making me anxious. apprehensiveHe's a bit apprehensive about leaving home. Anxious and worried (all) hot and botheredidiom aflutter agitated angsty anxious frightened fuss get in a sweatidiom goosey grim preoccupied prey prey on sb's mindidiom prey on something queasily worried worriedly worrier worrywart wound up Related wordapprehensively apprehensive | American Dictionaryapprehensive adjective us/ˌæp·rɪˈhen·sɪv/ feeling anxiety about the future; fearing that something unpleasant will happen: We’re all apprehensive about tomorrow’s meeting. apprehensivelyadverbus/ˌæp·rɪˈhen·sɪv·li/ They looked apprehensively around the room. Examples of apprehensiveapprehensive They are apprehensive about the future of their lives in an aging society when social policy programs are widely regarded as steadily eroding. I was at first apprehensive about this part because the author has botched it in several passages. The latter were very apprehensive of financial exposure. Even at the nursery school, parents were apprehensive about voicing concerns. We did not interview females, as they were not vocal and quite apprehensive of appearing before strangers. Many were clearly apprehensive at the thought of being measured and found wanting according to a standard of feminine genius. Although now less apprehensive than when he started, as he knows he probably won't starve. It is perhaps also permissible to suggest that architects are somewhat apprehensive about technology. We were also apprehensive of the difficulties, humiliations, and embarrassments that are often associated with adult second-language learning. Others who benefit from their activities appear both appreciative and apprehensive. Moreover, while some non-movers appeared apprehensive about the future, many movers recognized positive outcomes from their migration. The gentle and especially the eminent were apprehensive that they might be shamed by being displayed as trophies. For one thing, he was apprehensive that new restrictions might create friction and misunderstanding within some circles in the religious establishment. In addition, they remained apprehensive that the jobber would deploy his power in ways that would undermine their interests. What the students look forward to and are apprehensive about as learners. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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