apprehensive
adjective
uk/ˌæp.rɪˈhen.sɪv/us/ˌæp.rəˈhen.sɪv/feelingworriedabout something that you are going to do or that is going tohappen:
(对将要做的事情)担忧的,担心的I'm very apprehensiveabouttomorrow'smeeting.想到明天的会议,我就有些惴惴不安。
I'veinviteda lot ofpeopleto theparty, but I'm a little apprehensivethatno one will come.我邀请了很多人来参加聚会,但我有些担心,怕没人会来。
afraid
- afraidShe was afraid of the dark.
- frightenedDon't be frightened, my dog is quite friendly.
- scaredAre you scared of spiders?
- petrifiedHe got to the top of the tree and was absolutely petrified he'd fall.
- terrifiedI'm terrified of flying.
- panic-strickenShe was panic-stricken when her little boy disappeared.
worried
- worriedI'm worried that he's not going to graduate.
- concernedAren't you concerned that she might tell someone?
- perturbedHe didn't seem unduly perturbed by the news.
- fretfulShe got a fretful night's sleep after the dreadful news.
- anxiousAll this waiting is making me anxious.
- apprehensiveHe's a bit apprehensive about leaving home.
Anxious and worried
- (all) hot and botheredidiom
- -racked
- aflutter
- agitated
- angsty
- anxious
- frightened
- fuss
- get in a sweatidiom
- grim
- grimly
- queasily
- queasiness
- queasy
- rattled
- rest easyidiom
- strung out
- worrier
- worrywart
- wound up