worried or frightened that something unpleasant may happen忧虑的；担心的；疑惧的；恐惧的- an apprehensive face/glance/look忧虑的面容／一瞥／目光
- The long delay had made me quite apprehensive.长时间的耽搁使我相当焦虑。
- apprehensive about/of something I was a little apprehensive about the effects of what I had said.我有点担忧我说的话所带来的影响。🔊🔊
- You have no reason to be apprehensive of the future.你不必忧虑未来。🔊🔊
- apprehensive that… She was deeply apprehensive that something might go wrong.她很担心可能要出什么差错。🔊🔊
Topics Feelingsc1Oxford Collocations DictionaryverbsadverbprepositionSee full entry Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense relating to perception or understanding): from French appréhensif or medieval Latin apprehensivus, from Latin apprehendere ‘seize, grasp’, from ad- ‘towards’ + prehendere ‘lay hold of’.