intransitive. (a) To ‘pass away’, to die. (b) To swoon, faint. (c) To be in extreme dread, doubt, or suspense. Obsolete.
| 单词 | θ139121 |
| 释义 | the mind > emotion > fear > apprehension > be apprehensive [verb (intransitive)] (24) trance1340 intransitive. (a) To ‘pass away’, to die. (b) To swoon, faint. (c) To be in extreme dread, doubt, or suspense. Obsolete. to be on (the) tenter(s1633 figurative esp. in phrases. to be on (the) tenter(s, i.e. in a position of strain, difficulty, or uneasiness; to be in a state of anxious… to be on (the) tenterhooks1748 to be on (the) tenterhooks: i.e. in a state of painful suspense or impatience: cf. tenter, n.1 3b. stew1917 transferred. To fret; to suffer anxiety or suspense; to be in an agitated state. Subcategories:— be kept in state of apprehension (1) — fear exposure (1) — want faith or confidence (2) — be alarmed (11) — panic or lose one's head (5) |
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