The explorers felt apprehensive about entering the uncharted cave, aware that its narrow passages could collapse without warning.
探险者对进入未勘测的洞穴感到忧虑，意识到狭窄的通道可能毫无预警地坍塌。
Which choice best defines “apprehensive”?
A — Anxious or fearful about the future.. “apprehensive” means Anxious or fearful about the future..
Which word means “Anxious or fearful about the future.”?
A — apprehensive. “apprehensive” means Anxious or fearful about the future..
apprehensive — Anxious or fearful about the future.. In Chinese: 忧虑的;担心的.
apprehensive is pronounced //ˌæprɪˈhɛnsɪv//.
The explorers felt apprehensive about entering the uncharted cave, aware that its narrow passages could collapse without warning. (探险者对进入未勘测的洞穴感到忧虑，意识到狭窄的通道可能毫无预警地坍塌。)
anxious, worried, fearful — all close in meaning to apprehensive (Anxious or fearful about the future.).
confident, assured — each the opposite of apprehensive (Anxious or fearful about the future.).
Yes. apprehensive is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
apprehend(担忧) → 心里发怵。