trepidation

英 [ˌtrepɪˈdeɪʃn]

美 [ˌtrepɪˈdeɪʃn]

n.  惊恐; 恐惧; 惊惶; 不安

复数：trepidations　

TOEFLGRE医学

BNC.18451 / COCA.15615

牛津词典

noun

• 惊恐；恐惧；惊惶；不安
  great worry or fear about sth unpleasant that may happen

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 惊恐;惶恐;焦虑;不安
  Trepidationis fear or anxiety about something that you are going to do or experience.
  1. It was with some trepidation that I viewed the prospect of cycling across Uganda.
     我带着些许惶恐考虑了一下骑自行车周游乌干达的可能性。

英英释义

noun

• a feeling of alarm or dread

双语例句

• After seven and a half weeks I was leaving the hospital room I had walked into with so much trepidation.
  在我怀着忐忑不安的心情走进医院的七个半星期后，我终于要离开我的病房了。
• Although my trepidation was not completely assuaged, I was excited.
  虽然我的种种担心并没有完全缓和，我还是很激动。
• But he clung to me with growing trepidation;
  但是他越来越哆嗦着紧贴着我；
• He accosted me with trepidation and passed on.
  他慌慌张张地向我打了个招呼就走开了。
• We're going to kiss, one volunteer tells her partner, who replies with a look of eagerness/ trepidation/ panic: I know!
  一个志愿者对她的小伙伴说：我们就要亲吻了！对方回应：我知道！，对方的表情有急切、害怕也有恐慌。
• I awaited the result of the football match with trepidation.
  我忐忑不安地等着足球赛的结果。
• We view future developments with some trepidation.
  我们惴惴不安地展望未来的动态。
• Numb and following blindly are really a kind of happiness under their ruling and can prevent human from confronting some trepidation and conflict.
  在他们的统治之下，麻木和盲从真的是一种“幸福”，它们可以让人免却一些恐慌和矛盾。
• I thought Carol would be nervous when she made her speech, but she delivered it without trepidation.
  我本以为卡罗尔发表演说时会紧张，但他讲话时却一点也不害怕。
• Any trepidation grows rapidly worse if you look towards the ground.
  如果你朝地面看&再轻微的恐惧感也会迅速加重。