| 单词 | apprehension |
| 释义 | apprehension (once / 307 pages) 1n 2n 3n Apprehension is fear or anxiety about something – you might feel apprehension about an upcoming test. Apprehension is also the capture of a criminal, when they get apprehended, or caught. It can mean “understand an idea” too. Get it? Given the crook's record of evading arrest, the chief had real apprehensions about being able to catch him. Eventually though, she activated the whole police force in an effort to ensure the crook's apprehension. And it paid off! They caught him red-handed. But it wasn't until he saw the video of the crime in progress that the guy apprehended just how much trouble he was in. It was that apprehension that led him to make a deal with the district attorney. WORD FAMILYapprehension: apprehensions+/apprehend: apprehended, apprehender, apprehending, apprehends, apprehensible, apprehension, apprehensive, misapprehend/apprehender: apprehenders/apprehensible: apprehensibly/apprehensive: apprehensively, apprehensiveness, unapprehensive/misapprehend: misapprehended, misapprehending, misapprehends, misapprehension/misapprehension: misapprehensions USAGE EXAMPLESThe Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is investigating the shooting. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) But there is also mutual suspicion and apprehension. Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) He finds training to be drudgery and even racing brings as much apprehension as joy. New York Times(Dec 28, 2016) 1 1n fearful expectation or anticipation the student looked around the examination room with apprehension Syn|Hypo|Hyper apprehensiveness, dread trepidation a feeling of alarm or dread boding, foreboding, premonition, presentimenta feeling of evil to come suspenseapprehension about what is going to happen gloom, gloominess, somberness, sombrenessa feeling of melancholy apprehension chill, palla sudden numbing dread shadowa premonition of something adverse presagea foreboding about what is about to happen fear, fearfulness, fright an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight) 2n painful expectation 2Syn|Hyper misgiving expectation, outlook, prospect belief about (or mental picture of) the future n the cognitive condition of someone who understands 3Syn|Hypo|Hyper discernment, savvy, understanding comprehension an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result) self-knowledgean understanding of yourself and your goals and abilities smatteringa slight or superficial understanding of a subject appreciation, grasp, holdunderstanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something graspingunderstanding with difficulty hindsightunderstanding the nature of an event after it has happened brainstorm, brainwave, insightthe clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation realisation, realization, recognitioncoming to understand something clearly and distinctly sensea natural appreciation or ability lightmental understanding as an enlightening experience revelationan enlightening or astonishing disclosure breakthrough, discovery, finda productive insight flasha sudden brilliant understanding knowing a clear and certain mental apprehension n the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) Syn|Hyper arrest, catch, collar, pinch, taking into custody capture, gaining control, seizure the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property |
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