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Apprehension   [Formal 正式 Capture Understanding Real N Uncount 不可数名词

英语单词 apprehension
英美音标 英 [ˌæprɪ'henʃn] 美 [ˌæprɪ'henʃn]
中文释义 n.理解;忧惧;逮捕;了解
英语例句 (1) The matter is beyond my apprehension.
(2) He felt some apprehension over the result.
(3) The thief, after his apprehension, escaped.
中文例句 (1) 这件事我无法理解。
(2) 他对结果有点担心。
(3) 这贼被捕后又逃了。
vocabulary简明 Lucky you! Apprehension has three meanings: 1) the capture of a criminal; 2) the understanding of an idea; 3) a fear, doubt, or misgiving.
vocabulary扩展 Given the crook's record of evading arrest, the chief had real apprehensions about being able to catch him again. Eventually though, he lost those misgivings and activated the whole police force in an effort to ensure the felon'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.
柯林斯解释
1
[N-VAR 可变名词]担心;忧虑;恐惧 Apprehension is a feeling of fear that something bad may happen.
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • It reflects real anger and apprehension about the future...

    它反映出对未来真实的愤怒和恐惧。

  • I tensed every muscle in my body in apprehension.

    我吓得全身肌肉紧绷。

2
[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]逮捕;拘押 The apprehension of someone who is thought to be a criminal is their capture or arrest by the police.
  [oft N of n]
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • ...information leading to the apprehension of the alleged killer.

    致使凶杀嫌犯被捕的信息

3
[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]理解;领悟 The apprehension of something is awareness and understanding of it.
  [oft N of n]
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • ...the sudden apprehension of something familiar as something alien.

    突然间领悟到熟悉的事物原来如此陌生

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