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单词 anxious
释义
anxious
adjective
uk
/ˈæŋk.ʃəs/us
/ˈæŋk.ʃəs/

anxiousadjective(WORRIED)

B1
worriedandnervous:
焦虑的，不安的，担心的
Mymotheralways gets abitanxious if we don'tarrivewhen we say we will.如果我们没有在说好的时间到达，我母亲总会有些担心。
Isawmy sister's anxiousfaceat thewindow.我看到了窗口姐姐那张忧心忡忡的脸。
Thedroughthas madefarmersanxiousabouttheharvest.这场旱灾使农民们因担心收成而焦虑不安。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
worried
  • worriedI'm worried that he's not going to graduate.
  • concernedAren't you concerned that she might tell someone?
  • perturbedHe didn't seem unduly perturbed by the news.
  • fretfulShe got a fretful night's sleep after the dreadful news.
  • anxiousAll this waiting is making me anxious.
  • apprehensiveHe's a bit apprehensive about leaving home.
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More examples
  • There was nothing in hisdemeanourthatsuggestedhe was anxious.
  • Knots of anxiouspeoplestoodwaitingin thehall.
  • I've neverseenherworriedor anxious in any way - she's solaid-back.
  • It'snaturalthat you shouldfeelanxious when you firstleavehome.
  • As thedateof hisoperationdrewnear, hebecamemore and more anxious.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Anxious and worried
  • (all) hot and botheredidiom
  • -racked
  • aflutter
  • agitated
  • angsty
  • anxiously
  • frightened
  • fuss
  • get in a sweatidiom
  • grim
  • grimly
  • queasily
  • queasiness
  • queasy
  • rattled
  • rest easyidiom
  • strung out
  • worrier
  • worrywart
  • wound up
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anxiousadjective(EAGER)

B2
eagerto do something:
渴望做某事
Developingcountriesthat are anxiousforhardcurrencycanrarelyaffordtoprotecttheenvironment.急于获得硬通货的发展中国家很难顾及环保问题。
[+ to infinitive]I'm anxioustogethometoopenmypresents.我恨不得马上到家去打开礼物。
[+ that]I'm anxiousthatwe get there ontimebecause I don'tthinkthere'll be manyseatsleft.我真希望我们能准时赶到那儿，因为我觉得到时候就没有太多空座了。
More examples
  • Sheeasedthekeyinto thelock, anxious not towakeanyone.
  • Themayorand thecitycouncilare anxious toavoidgettingentangledin thecontroversy.
  • Theuniversitiesare anxious topreservetheirautonomyfromcentralgovernment.
  • I'm anxious toavoidthemotorwayatrushhour.
  • Weleftearly, anxious to make it back to Florence beforesundown.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Excited, interested and enthusiastic
  • ablaze
  • aflame
  • aflutter
  • agog
  • all of a flutteridiom
  • amped
  • animated
  • evangelical
  • evangelistic
  • excited
  • excitedly
  • exhilarated
  • fevered
  • go ahead
  • heartily
  • mood
  • nuts
  • omnivorous
  • on the edge ofyourseatidiom
  • orientated
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Related word

anxiously
(Definition ofanxiousfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

anxious| American Dictionary

anxious
adjective
us
/ˈæŋk·ʃəs/
wantingvery much for something tohappen;eager:
[+ to infinitive]I’ve been anxious tomeetyou.
[+ to infinitive]It was getting late, and I was anxious to gethome.

anxiously

adverbus
/ˈæŋ·ʃəs·li/
Wewaitedanxiously by thephone.
(Definition ofanxiousfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofanxious

anxious
Records survive of anotheranxiousparent requesting the removal of his offspring to the school.
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Our study found thatanxiousdepression had distinct clinical correlates after adjustment for severity of depression.
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Each government wasanxiousto minimize long-term damage to the alliance, and thus showed a desire to overcome cultural obstacles.
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In their disturbing psychological complexities, glazed over but never concealed by rich aesthetic surfaces, they areanxiousportraits of the tormented and divided modern subject.
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Local authority contracts officers and purchasers,anxiousnot to (be seen to) waste money, therefore generally disliked such contracts.
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Also, there has been some evidence thatanxiousgirls may be more sensitive to parental involvement in treatment thananxiousboys.
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His father,anxiousto see his son properly married, seconded the offer.
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These findings suggest that there is little evidence that distress-prone infants becomeanxious-resistant babies.
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This in turn will make the patients feel lessanxious, less depressed and reduce the common feelings of helplessness that often accompanies cancer patients.
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They are seen not as mere epiphenomena of being in ananxiousstate but as important factors in the aetiology and maintenance of the disorder.
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This integration allows us to note that the two primary types of insecure attachment, avoidant andanxious-preoccupied, can occur at several developmental levels.
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Thus, the display of the potentiated blink reflex was not especially characteristic of either inhibited oranxiouschildren.
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Feeling angry,anxious, frustrated, guilty and uncomfortable when language brokering was associated with more problematic family relations.
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Having scored a significant triumph, he wasanxiousto consolidate his gain and began to move against those associated with his deceased brother.
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