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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. 人们担心失踪儿童的安全。 They shivered with apprehension. 他们害怕得发抖。 She spoke about her childhood fears and apprehensions. 她讲述了她童年时的恐惧和忧虑。
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsc2Marisa 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
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- be filled with
- be full of
- feel
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- with apprehension
- apprehension about
- apprehension over
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- a feeling of apprehension
- a sense of apprehension
- a look of apprehension
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- [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 今天凌晨逮捕恐怖分子
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’.