apprehensive

英 [ˌæprɪˈhensɪv]

美 [ˌæprɪˈhensɪv]

adj.  忧虑的; 担心的; 疑惧的; 恐惧的

考研GRE

Collins.1 / BNC.11267 / COCA.13421

牛津词典

adj.

• 忧虑的；担心的；疑惧的；恐惧的
  worried or frightened that sth unpleasant may happen
  1. I was a little apprehensive about the effects of what I had said.
     我有点担忧我说的话的后果。
  2. You have no reason to be apprehensive of the future.
     你没有理由忧虑未来。
  3. She was deeply apprehensive that something might go wrong.
     她很担心可能要出什么差错。
  4. an apprehensive face/glance/look
     忧虑的面容 / 一瞥 / 目光

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 担心的；忧虑的；恐惧的
  Someone who isapprehensiveis afraid that something bad may happen.
  1. People are still terribly apprehensive about the future.
     人们对于将来仍然非常担心。

双语例句

• People are still terribly apprehensive about the future.
  人们对于将来仍然非常担心。
• I was a little apprehensive about the results of the exams.
  我对考试的结果有几分担忧。
• A stranger will not send in his name. Distinguish between dissatisfied and apprehensive in customer readiness.
  一个生客，他不愿意说出他的姓名。区别顾客意愿中的不满和不愉快。
• She was apprehensive about her son's safety.
  她很担心儿子的安全。
• His apprehensive glances at the people who were walking in the street revealed his nervousness.
  他对街上的行人忧心忡忡的扫视，流露出他的紧张不安。
• But we found a skilful team, who hoisted it into place during a solemn and somewhat apprehensive ceremony.
  不过，我们找到了一个技术不错的团队，在一个庄严却有点惴惴不安的仪式中，把这个柱子吊到了安放位置。
• Apprehensive of trouble, she had stuffed the few dollars she possessed into her hand-satchel;
  她担心又出了麻烦，已经把手边的几块钱塞进了提包。
• He was now even more apprehensive than Wang ho-fu had been a moment ago.
  他此时的恐慌，实在比刚才王和甫加倍了。
• I was a little apprehensive about the effects of whatI had said.
  我有点担忧我说的话的后果。
• She is an apprehensive girl.
  她是个善解人意的女孩。