Apprehensive
[ ,æprɪ'hɛnsɪv ]
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adj. 忧虑的;有理解力的;惶惑;
💡 词根助记
prehend, pris 抓住,夺取,获得#词根助记：ap(=向着)+prehend=抓住,理解(头脑抓住),引申为敏锐,多忧多疑
📝 例句
I was a little apprehensive about this enterprise.
对这企业我有一点忧虑。
I am apprehensive for my sister's safety.
我为妹妹的安全感到担心。
We were apprehensive that it might happen.
我们担心这件事会发生。
an apprehensive look
忧虑的面容
He is apprehensive of his own fully.
他认识到自己的愚蠢行为。
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
apprehensive
adj
~ (about/of sth); ~ (that.../for sb/sth) feeling anxiety; fearful; uneasy 忧虑的; 害怕的; 不安的
apprehensive about the results of the exams 为考试成绩担忧
apprehensive that he would be beaten 害怕他会挨打
apprehensive for sb's safety 担心某人的安全.
🔁 扩展释义
*[,æpri'hensiv]a. 惴惴不安的, 敏悟的, 知晓的相关词组: be apprehensive that... be apprehensive of...
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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Come on, you can make it.
振作起来，你一定行。
I'd like to know something about your foreign trade policy.
我非常想了解有关贵国对外贸易的政策。
The film was set in California in the middle of the nineteenth century.
这部影片是以19世纪中叶加利福尼亚为背景的。