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apprehensive

/ap-ri-hen-siv/US // ˌæp rɪˈhɛn sɪv //UK // (ˌæprɪˈhɛnsɪv) //

忐忑不安,忐忑不安的,忧虑,忧心忡忡

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : uneasy or fearful about something that might happen: apprehensive for the safety of the mountain climbers.
    • : quick to learn or understand.
    • : perceptive; discerning.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.anxious, fearful
Synonyms
afraid害怕,恐惧,惧怕,担心concerned关注,关心,关切,关心的是doubtful怀疑,疑问,令人怀疑的,怀疑的jittery烦躁不安,躁动不安,焦躁不安,烦躁不安的jumpy跳跃的,跳动的,蹦蹦跳跳的,跳跃性的suspicious可疑的,可疑,多疑,多疑的uncertain不明确,不确定,不明确的,不明朗uneasy不舒服,不安,不舒服的,不安的uptight拘谨,拘谨的,拘束,拘谨的人alarmed惊慌失措,震惊,惊惶失措,惊恐的biting nails咬指甲,咬甲,咬钉子,咬牙切齿butterflies蝴蝶,苍蝇,蚂蚁,蚂蚁们disquieted忧心忡忡,忧虑的,忐忑不安,忧心忡忡的feel in bones骨头里感觉到,骨头里觉得,骨头里感到,骨头里感觉到的foreboding畏惧,忧虑,畏惧感,畏惧心理frozen冻结,冻结的,冷冻,冷冻的get vibes得到启示,获得灵感,获取信息,得到的启示have a hunch有预感,预感,直觉,预感到have cold feet脚冷了,脚冷,脚凉了,脚受寒have funny feeling有奇怪的感觉,有种奇怪的感觉,有怪异的感觉,有种怪怪的感觉have stage fright怯场,害羞,畏首畏尾,畏首畏尾的人hung up挂断了,挂断了电话,挂了,挂断电话in a cold sweat冒着冷汗,冒冷汗,冷汗淋漓,冒着冷汗的in a dither踌躇满志,踌躇不前,茫然无措,昏昏沉沉in a sweat大汗淋漓,汗流浃背,满头大汗,大汗淋漓地jellyfish水母,海蜇,蜇伏,蜇伏者lily-livered百合花,百合花开mistrustful不信任,多疑,多疑的,不信任的running scared奔跑的恐惧,惊慌失措的奔跑,惊慌失措地奔跑,惊慌失措地奔跑着scaredy-cat恐惧的猫,惊恐的猫,胆小鬼shaky摇摇欲坠,摇摇欲坠的,颤颤巍巍的,颤颤巍巍stiff僵硬的,坚硬的,僵硬,坚硬troubled穷途末路,困扰的,愦愦,困扰weak软弱,弱,软弱无力,薄弱worried担心,担忧,忧心忡忡,担心的worried sick忧心忡忡的病人,忧心忡忡,忧心忡忡的病号,忧心忡忡的患者
Antonyms

Examples

  • I never felt apprehensive about calling parents and telling them our plans.

  • She wrote in an op-ed for The Washington Post she was apprehensive about it because other people at the Capitol might “flout social distancing and mask guidelines.”

  • If immigration matters seep into vaccine distribution, she argued, they may be equally apprehensive about getting their first or second shot.

  • This may be because they’re getting excited or apprehensive, and may also be the result of taking some deep breaths in preparation.

  • This unique technological solution has safeguarded Estonian voters against fraud, use of force, and other manipulations of remote voting that many American voters are apprehensive about in the 2020 US election.

  • Cuse: At first, I was a little apprehensive about jumping into a genre that seemed really overdone and overwrought.

  • At first, the couple is apprehensive, if not downright appalled.

  • He then jumps off a building to go fight crime, leaving Stacy totally smitten—and more than a little apprehensive.

  • You find yourself reading, impressed, entertained, identifying, yet vaguely repulsed and apprehensive for him.

  • Interpreters, feeling apprehensive about our departure, left to rejoin their families.

  • I am becoming seriously apprehensive about my Lines of Communication and am forced to let you know the state of affairs.

  • At first he became defiant, but presently he grew apprehensive, and on taking his leave he made a foul accusation against you.

  • Cordelia, only, cast an apprehensive glance over her shoulder.

  • Our arrival dissipated the anxiety of the men, who began to be apprehensive we were taken or killed by some of the savages.

  • This would not have been of so much consequence, perhaps, but that Matava became apprehensive that they might desert.