anxiety
noun
uk/æŋˈzaɪ.ə.ti/us/æŋˈzaɪ.ə.t̬i/anxietynoun(WORRY)
B2[U]
anuncomfortablefeelingofnervousnessorworryabout something that ishappeningor mighthappenin thefuture:
焦虑,不安,担心Childrennormallyfeela lot of anxietyabouttheirfirstdayatschool.第一天上学,孩子们通常都会感到非常不安。
Thatexplainshis anxietyoverhishealth.那就是他为什么会担心自己健康的原因了。
Hersonis asourceofconsiderableanxiety.她的儿子总让她很放心不下。
[C]
something thatcausesafeelingoffearandworry:
令人焦虑的事;焦虑的原因jobanxieties工作上的烦恼
- Iregretany anxiety orconcernthat I may,unwittingly, havecaused.
- Jackobservedalookof anxiety on his brother'sface.
- Shefeltacuteanxiety at hisbehaviour.
- Womentendtointernalizealltheiranxiety anddistress- menhitout.
- Yearsof anxiety havelinedherbrowwithdeepfurrows.
Anxiety and worry - general words
- agita
- agitation
- angst
- anti-stress
- apprehension
- cold sweat
- jitters
- nerve
- nervousness
- oppression
- overwork
- strain
- tenseness
- tension
- the collywobbles
- the heebie-jeebies
- tizzy
- trepidation
- uneasiness
- willie
anxietynoun(EAGERNESS)
[U+ to infinitive]
eagernessto do something:
渴望,热望;急切Peter'sleavingat the end of thisweek-hencehis anxietytoget hisworkfinished.彼得本周末就要离开了,所以他急着把工作赶完。
- Sheeasedthekeyinto thelock,anxiousnot towakeanyone.
- Themayorand thecitycouncilareanxioustoavoidgettingentangledin thecontroversy.
- Theuniversitiesareanxioustopreservetheirautonomyfromcentralgovernment.
- I'manxioustoavoidthemotorwayatrushhour.
- Weleftearly,anxiousto make it back to Florence beforesundown.
Excited, interested and enthusiastic
- aflame
- aflutter
- agog
- all of a flutteridiom
- amped
- animated
- entranced
- evangelical
- evangelistic
- excited
- excitedly
- fevered
- go ahead
- heartily
- make (all) the right, correct, etc. noisesidiom
- mood
- nuts
- omnivorous
- on the edge ofyourseatidiom
- zestfully
anxietynoun(MEDICAL CONDITION)
[U]
amedicalconditionin which you alwaysfeelfrightenedandworried:
焦虑(症)He hashelpedpatientssufferingfrom anxiety,depression, andeatingdisorders.他曾医治过患有焦虑症、抑郁症和进食障碍的病人。
an anxietydisorder/attack焦虑症/焦虑症发作
Mental illnesses
- ad
- adjustment disorder
- age-associated memory impairment
- anhedonia
- anorexia nervosa
- attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- hoarder
- hoarding
- Hyde
- hypochondriac
- hypochondriasis
- hysterical
- Jekyll and Hyde
- nervous breakdown
- psychosis
- self-alienation
- senility
- somatization
- somatize
- Stockholm syndrome