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单词 apprehend
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apprehend

Two local youths are understood to have been apprehended by police. Police quickly apprehended the suspected attacker.

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apprehend

British English: apprehend VERB
If the police apprehend someone, they catch them and arrest them.
The police have apprehended a suspect.
  • American English: apprehend
  • Brazilian Portuguese: apreender
  • Chinese: 逮捕
  • European Spanish: detener
  • French: appréhender
  • German: festnehmen
  • Italian: arrestare
  • Japanese: 逮捕する
  • Korean: > 체포하다경찰이
  • European Portuguese: apreender
  • Latin American Spanish: detener

Chinese translation of 'apprehend'

apprehend

(æprɪˈhɛnd)

vt

  1. (frm, = catch) 逮捕 (dàibǔ)
  2. (liter, = understand) 领(領)会(會) (lǐnghuì)
(verb) 
Definition
to arrest and take into custody
Police have not apprehended the perpetrator.
Synonyms
arrest
Seven people were arrested for minor offences.
catch
Police say they are confident of catching the killer.
lift (slang)
a cartoonish device lifted from a Laurel and Hardy sequence
nick (slang, mainly British)
The police nicked me for carrying an offensive weapon.
capture
The police gave chase and captured him as he was trying to escape.
seize
seize the means of production
run in (slang)
take
They took the enemy base.
nail (informal)
The police have been trying to nail him for years.
bust (informal)
They were busted for possession of cannabis.
collar (informal)
As Kerr fled towards the exit, Boycott collared him.
pinch (informal)
He was pinched for doing 31 mph.
nab (informal)
He stayed on the run for weeks before the authorities nabbed him.
take prisoner
feel your collar (slang)
Opposites
free
,
release
, discharge,
liberate
,
let go
(verb) 
Definition
to grasp (something) mentally
Only now can I begin to apprehend the power of these forces.
Synonyms
understand
I think you understand my meaning.
know
Hire someone with experience, someone who knows about real estate.
think
believe
imagine
I imagine you're referring to me.
realize
As soon as we realized what was going on, we moved the children away.
recognize
I recognize my own shortcomings.
appreciate
She never really appreciated the depth of the conflict.
perceive
He was beginning to perceive the true nature of their relationship.
grasp
The Government has not yet grasped the seriousness of the crisis.
conceive
We now cannot conceive of a world without electricity.
comprehend
I just cannot comprehend your attitude.
get the message
get the picture
Opposites
miss
,
misunderstand
,
be unaware of
,
be unconscious of
,
be at cross-purposes
,
misapprehend
,
misconceive
,
get your lines crossed

Additional synonyms

in the sense of appreciate
Definition
to be aware of and understand
She never really appreciated the depth of the conflict.
Synonyms
be aware of,
know,
understand,
estimate,
realize,
acknowledge,
recognize,
perceive,
comprehend,
take account of,
be sensitive to,
be conscious of,
sympathize with,
be alive to,
be cognizant of
in the sense of bust
Definition
(of the police) to raid or search (a place) or arrest (someone)
They were busted for possession of cannabis.
Synonyms
arrest,
catch,
lift (slang),
raid,
cop (slang),
nail (informal),
collar (informal),
nab (informal),
feel your collar (slang)
in the sense of capture
Definition
to take by force
The police gave chase and captured him as he was trying to escape.
Synonyms
catch,
arrest,
take,
bag,
secure,
seize,
nail (informal),
collar (informal),
nab (informal),
apprehend,
lift (slang),
take prisoner,
take into custody,
feel your collar (slang)

Nearby words of
apprehend

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  • appreciative
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  • apprehensive
  • apprehensiveness

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