apprehensively + [verb]
置于动词前时,强调动作伴随的忧虑情绪。
She apprehensively watched the door.
她担心地盯着门。
担心地;忧虑地
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担心地;忧虑地
with anxiety or apprehension
She apprehensively watched the door.
她担心地盯着门。
忧虑地;不安地
in an apprehensive manner; with apprehension
She looked at the dark sky apprehensively before going out.
她出门前担心地看着黑暗的天空。
He waited apprehensively for the doctor's test results.
他担心地等待着医生的检查结果。
The dog approached the stranger apprehensively, ready to run away.
那只狗担心地靠近陌生人,准备逃跑。
置于动词前时,强调动作伴随的忧虑情绪。
She apprehensively watched the door.
她担心地盯着门。
放在动词后同样自然,尤其常与 look, glance, wait, say 等动词连用。
He looked apprehensively at the test paper.
他忧虑地看着试卷。
Not this
She stared apprehensive at the dark room.
Use this
She stared apprehensively at the dark room.
apprehensive 是形容词,不能修饰动词 stared;修饰动作的方式需用副词 apprehensively,表示“担心地、忧虑地”。
Not this
I felt apprehensively about the interview.
Use this
I felt apprehensive about the interview.
feel 在此是系动词,后接形容词作表语,不用副词;应改为 apprehensive,表示“感到担心的”。
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担忧地瞥了一眼
She glanced apprehensively at the dark doorway.
她担忧地瞥了一眼黑暗的门口。
忐忑不安地等待
The students waited apprehensively for their exam results.
学生们忐忑不安地等待考试结果。
忧虑地注视着
Residents watched apprehensively as the storm approached.
风暴逼近时,居民们忧虑地注视着。
担心地问
“Are you sure this is safe?” she asked apprehensively.
“你确定这安全吗?”她担心地问。
担忧地打量某物
He eyed the strange package apprehensively.
他担忧地打量着那个奇怪的包裹。
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apprehensively 中含 hens(母鸡),想象母鸡担心地东张西望,记住'担心地'。
语域:formal 常见场景:文学叙事、正式书面语 该词比较正式,多用于文学作品或正式书面语,日常对话中较少使用,通常可用 nervously 等更口语化的词代替。
上述单词均与 apprehensively 押韵:重读元音为 /ɛ/,其后都是 /nsɪvli/。小心拼写类似的 aggressively /əˈɡrɛsɪvli/,它重读音节是 /ɡrɛs/,没有 /n/,并不押韵。
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