Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #13950
apprehend
忧虑；担心
anticipate with dread or anxiety
- 1.
To be or become aware of (something); to perceive.
意识到(某事物)；察觉。
- 2.
To acknowledge the existence of (something); to recognize.
承认(某事物)的存在；认识到。
- 3.
To take hold of (something) with understanding; to conceive (something) in the mind; to become cognizant of; to understand.
理解地抓住(某事物)；在心中构想；认知；理解。
- 4.
To have a conception of (something); to consider, to regard.
对(某事物)有概念；考虑；认为。
- 5.
To anticipate (something, usually unpleasant); especially, to anticipate (something) with anxiety, dread, or fear; to dread, to fear.
预期(通常令人不快的事物)；尤指焦虑、恐惧地预期；畏惧。
- 6.
To seize or take (a person) by legal process; to arrest.
通过法律程序逮捕(人)；拘捕。
- 7.
To be of opinion, believe, or think; to suppose.
认为；相信；假定。
- 8.
To understand.
理解；领会。
- 9.
To be apprehensive; to fear.
害怕；忧虑。
意识到(某事物)；察觉。；承认(某事物)的存在；认识到。；理解地抓住(某事物)；在心中构想；认知；理解。；对(某事物)有概念；考虑；认为。；预期(通常令人不快的事物)；尤指焦虑、恐惧地预期；畏惧。
In use
She apprehended trouble as soon as she heard the strange noise in the engine.
Many parents apprehend that their children may be harmed by too much screen time.
He apprehended that the job interview would be tough, so he practiced his answers all weekend.
apprehend sth
She apprehended the risk of failure.
她担心失败的风险。
apprehend that + clause
We apprehend that the storm will hit the coast.
我们担心暴风雨会袭击海岸。
apprehend for sb/sth
apprehend 作“担忧”讲时较正式，常指对未来的不安；与 arrest（逮捕）或 understand（理解）含义不同，注意区分。
Connections
Collocations
- apprehend the meaning
- 理解……的含义
- It took me a while to apprehend the meaning of his cryptic remark.我花了一会儿才理解他隐晦话语的含义。
- apprehend a criminal
- 逮捕罪犯
- Police apprehended the criminal after a short chase.警察在短暂追捕后逮捕了那名罪犯。
- apprehend the worst
- 担心最坏的情况
- When the ship did not arrive on time, they apprehended the worst.当船没有按时到达时，他们担心发生了最坏的情况。
Pop culture & quotes
- Lovers and madmen have such seething brains, Such shaping fantasies, that apprehend More than cool reason ever comprehends.
- 情人和疯子都有如沸的头脑，他们丰富的幻想所领悟到的东西，远非冷静的理性所能理解。In A Midsummer Night's Dream, Shakespeare suggests that strong emotion allows us to apprehend truths that cool reason cannot grasp.在《仲夏夜之梦》中，莎士比亚暗示强烈的情感能让我们领悟到冷静的理性无法掌握的真谛。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记 apprehend：'抓住'贯穿三个意思——抓住嫌犯（逮捕）、抓住意思（理解）、心里抓住不安（担忧）。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、news reporting、literary prose apprehend 表示“忧虑、担心”时属于正式用语，通常用于书面语，多出现在新闻报道、文学作品或正式演讲中；在日常口语里较少使用，口语中更常说 fear 或 worry。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The stressed -hend in apprehend sounds like /hɛnd/. Comprehend shares the spelling chunk -prehend and also rhymes. Bend, append, friend, and spend rhyme with /hɛnd/ because their stressed vowel and following /nd/ match; note that friend has an 'ie' spelling but still rhymes. Apprentice is a useful lookalike: it starts with appr- but is pronounced /əˈprɛntɪs/, so it does not rhyme with apprehend.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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