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

• I was a little apprehensive about the results of the exams.
  我对考试的结果有几分担忧。
• Is anyone feeling apprehensive? A bit uncertain?
  开始有恐惧和不确定的感觉吗？
• She is an apprehensive girl.
  她是个善解人意的女孩。
• 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 is always apprehensive for his son's safety.
  他经常担心儿子的安全。
• 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。
• Nervous or apprehensive; afraid that something bad will happen.
  紧张或忧虑的；害怕不好的事情会发生。
• All day long he felt nervous and apprehensive.
  整整一天，他都一直处于高度的紧张和深深的忧虑之中。
• You are becoming a little uncertain and apprehensive and this is making you inclined to be overly defensive.
  你开始有一点不确定和忧虑，这会让你倾向于过度地防御。
• He was not apprehensive or timid through his imagination.
  他不会由于想像而变得疑虑或者胆怯。