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

• 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。
• 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。
• Jane Austen hurriedly replied, with as much trepidation as amusement.
  简·奥斯丁又惊慌又感兴趣地急忙回答了问题。
• In great trepidation he sat down beside the retired dressmaker.
  他战战兢兢的在那个歇业女裁缝的身边坐下。
• 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。
• 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。
• Despite some trepidation, he has found Libya to be a surprisingly relaxed, optimistic place and Libyans easier to befriend than he had anticipated.
  虽然利比亚的局势有些动荡，但他发现这个地方的生活节奏很轻松，利比亚人也很乐观，比他想象的更好接触和交往。
• VB: Are you seeing any change in the trepidation companies have about adopting cloud-based applications?
  在你看来，企业在接受云应用时所表现出的恐惧是否有所变化？
• 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。
• But he clung to me with growing trepidation;
  但是他越来越哆嗦着紧贴着我；