单词 | apprehend |
释义 | apprehend —apprehender, n. /ap'ri hend"/, v.t. 1. to take into custody; arrest by legal warrant or authority: The police apprehended the burglars. 2. to grasp the meaning of; understand, esp. intuitively; perceive. 3. to expect with anxiety, suspicion, or fear; anticipate: apprehending violence. v.i. 4. to understand. 5. to be apprehensive, suspicious, or fearful; fear. [1350-1400; ME apprehenden < L apprehendere to grasp, equiv. to ap- AP-1 + prehendere to seize (pre- PRE- + -hendere to grasp)] |
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