apprehended

• “apprehend”的过去式；表示被逮捕或理解、领会某事。

Past tense of 'apprehend'; means to have been arrested or to have understood something.

1. Arrested or capturedB2formal

   Taken into custody by law enforcement; caught.

   被捕的

   • The suspect was apprehended by the police last night.
   • The fugitive was apprehended at the border.
   • All three thieves were apprehended within hours of the robbery.

   同义词busted

2. Understood or graspedC1formal

   Comprehended or perceived mentally.

   被理解的

   • The concept was easily apprehended by the students.
   • She apprehended the full meaning of his words.
   • The complexity of the situation was not immediately apprehended.

   同义词comprehendedperceivedrecognizedunderstood

   反义词misunderstood

• 动词，表示逮捕或拘捕某人，也表示理解、领悟或意识到某事。

A verb used to indicate the act of arresting someone or understanding something.

1. Arrest or captureB2formallegal

   To seize or take into custody, especially by legal authority.

   逮捕

   • The police apprehended the suspect near the train station.
   • The fugitive was apprehended after a two-week manhunt.
   • Security guards apprehended the shoplifter before he could escape.

   同义词arrestbustcapturecatchcollardetainnabnailrun-inseize

   反义词freeliberaterelease

2. Understand or graspC1formal

   To perceive or comprehend the meaning of something.

   理解

   • She quickly apprehended the complex mathematical concept.
   • It took him a while to apprehend the full implications of the news.
   • The student failed to apprehend the main argument of the essay.

   同义词comprehenddiscernfathomgraspperceiverealizerecognizeseeunderstand

   反义词misapprehendmisconceivemisinterpretmistakemisunderstand