apprehension

US [ˌæprɪˈhenʃ(ə)n]
UK [.æprɪ'henʃ(ə)n]
  • n.恐惧；忧虑；担心；逮捕
  • Web理解；忧惧；领悟
Plural Form：apprehensions  

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apprehension
n.
1.
[u][c]
忧虑；担心；疑惧；恐惧worry or fear that sth unpleasant may happen
There is growing apprehension that fighting will begin again.
人们愈来愈担心会重开战火。
He watched the election results with some apprehension .
他不无忧虑地观察选举结果。
2.
[u]
逮捕；拘押the act of capturing or arresting sb, usually by the police

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Definition:
AllAll,恐惧恐惧,忧虑忧虑,担心担心,逮捕逮捕,理解理解,忧惧忧惧,领悟领悟
Category:AllAll,OralOral,WrittenWritten,TitleTitle,TechnicalTechnical
Source:AllAll,DictionaryDictionary,WebWeb
Difficulty:AllAll,EasyEasy,MiddleMiddle,HardHard
1.
The practice applying is indicated: the system has a standard structure, a good expansibility and easy to apprehension and design.
应用实践表明：该系统有着标准的架构特点、良好的可扩展性，易于理解、易于开发。
yìng yòng shí jiàn biǎo míng : gāi xì tǒng yǒu zhe biāo zhǔn de jià gòu tè diǎn 、 liáng hǎo de kě kuò zhǎn xìng , yì yú lǐ jiě 、 yì yú kāi fā 。
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2.
An air of untiring, innate watchfulness and apprehension of danger seemed to be blended even with their slumbers.
四周弥漫着一种对危险永不松懈的警觉气氛；这种警觉性是本能的，即使在睡梦中他们也都保持着。
sì zhōu mí màn zhe yī zhǒng duì wēi xiǎn yǒng bù sōng xiè de jǐng jué qì fēn ; zhè zhǒng jǐng jué xìng shì běn néng de , jí shǐ zài shuì mèng zhōng tā men yě dōu bǎo chí zhe 。
3.
Mr. Bob Sawyer glanced at His friend with a look of abject apprehension and once more cried "Come in"
鲍伯·索耶先生带着穷酸的恐惧神色看了他朋友一眼，又喊了一声“进来”。
bào bó · suǒ yē xiān sheng dài zhe qióng suān de kǒng jù shén sè kàn le tā péng yǒu yī yǎn , yòu hǎn le yī shēng " jìn lái " 。
dict.ebigear.com
4.
There was also among the Italians of that period a singular and fastidious apprehension of too much daylight.
那时期的意大利人由于过分挑剔，还古怪地唯恐日光太多。
nà shí qī de yì dà lì rén yóu yú guò fèn tiāo tī , hái gǔ guài de wéi kǒng rì guāng tài duō 。
tr.bab.la
5.
He came into my room, saw the fear and apprehension on my face, and recited a short prayer with me for my grandma and his mother.
他来到我房间，从我脸上看到了害怕和忧惧，他和我一块给我的奶奶他的母亲做了一个简短的祷告。
tā lái dào wǒ fáng jiān , cóng wǒ liǎn shàng kàn dào le hài pà hé yōu jù , tā hé wǒ yí kuài gěi wǒ de nǎi nai tā de mǔ qīn zuò le yī gè jiǎn duǎn de dǎo gào 。
www.suiniyi.com
6.
The only regret is that the book is all about the "old Beijing" , so some colloquial expressions in the story are beyond my apprehension.
唯一遗憾的就是书中讲的是“旧事”，因此提到的家乡话我没能看懂。
wéi yī yí hàn de jiù shì shū zhōng jiǎng de shì " jiù shì " , yīn cǐ tí dào de jiā xiāng huà wǒ méi néng kàn dǒng 。
i.myechinese.com
7.
It's just a book, " she said evasively, looking about with apprehension. "
“就是一本书呗，”她推托着说，提心吊胆地四下看看。
" jiù shì yī běn shū bei , " tā tuī tuō zhe shuō , tí xīn diào dǎn de sì xià kàn kan 。
www.jukuu.com
8.
then one became like most middle-aged people, cautious, furtive, with wrinkles between the eyes and a look of perpetual apprehension.
然后人就会变得如中年人般，谨慎、鬼祟、双眼间有绉纹，永远看起来忧愁不已。
rán hòu rén jiù huì biàn de rú zhōng nián rén bān , jǐn shèn 、 guǐ suì 、 shuāng yǎn jiān yǒu zhòu wén , yǒng yuǎn kàn qǐ lái yōu chóu bù yǐ 。
www.myoops.org
9.
Nonetheless, it will continue to be a source of public apprehension and a factor confronting governments around the world.
尽管如此，它仍将是一个来源市民忧心的一个因素，面对世界各地的政府。
jìn guǎn rú cǐ , tā réng jiāng shì yī gè lái yuán shì mín yōu xīn de yī gè yīn sù , miàn duì shì jiè gè dì de zhèng fǔ 。
bbs.cjdby.net
10.
Members of her party, especially former political prisoners, have expressed apprehension at the party's new strategy toward the military.
她所在党的成员，尤其是那些曾经的政治犯，对该党对军队采取的新策略表示担忧。
tā suǒ zài dǎng de chéng yuán , yóu qí shì nà xiē céng jīng de zhèng zhì fàn , duì gāi dǎng duì jūn duì cǎi qǔ de xīn cè lüè biǎo shì dān yōu 。
cn.nytimes.com
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