
| Lĩnh vực: xây dựng |
Xem thêm: apprehensiveness, dread, understanding, discernment, savvy, misgiving, arrest, catch, collar, pinch, taking into custody
apprehension noun
ADJ. considerable, great, growing | sudden
VERB + APPREHENSION be filled with, be full of, feel They were filled with apprehension as they approached the building. | express, show | overcome | cause The change in the law has caused apprehension among many people. | allay How can I allay your apprehensions?
APPREHENSION + VERB grow There were still areas of doubt and her apprehension grew.
PREP. with ~ School reports are always received with some apprehension. | ~ about/over her apprehension about being in hospital | ~ at She felt some apprehension at the thought of seeing him again. | ~ for There is great apprehension for the future.
PHRASES a feeling/look of apprehension
n.
the student looked around the examination room with apprehension
he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect
the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar