anxious
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++anx·ious /ˈæŋkʃəs/ ●●○ S3 W3 adjective 1 WORRIEDworried about something 焦虑的，不安的，担心的anxious about He was a bit anxious about the safety of the machinery. 他有点担心机器的安全性。anxious for We were anxious for you. 我们为你担心。anxious (that) She was anxious that it might be cancer. 她担心可能是癌症。an anxious look/expression She gave me an anxious look. 她焦急地看了我一眼。► see thesaurus at worriedn GRAMMAR: Prepositions with anxious• You are anxious about something: She is anxious about the interview. ✗Don’t say: She is anxious for the interview.• You are anxious for another person (=worried that something bad might have happened to them): They are anxious for their son.2 WORRIEDan anxious time or situation is one in which you feel nervous or worried 〔时间或形势〕紧张的，使人焦虑的 SYN worrying We had an anxious couple of weeks waiting for the test results. 我们惴惴不安地过了几个礼拜，等待考试成绩出来。 There was an anxious moment when the plane suddenly dropped. 飞机突然下坠，那一刻让人很紧张。3 WORRIEDfeeling strongly that you want to do something or want something to happen 渴望的，急切的 SYN keenanxious to do something The company is anxious to improve its image. 那家公司急于改善形象。 He seemed most anxious to speak to me alone. 他似乎迫切地想同我单独谈谈。 The president is anxious not to have another crisis. 总统亟欲避免另一场危机。anxious for somebody to do something Why was she so anxious for me to stay? 她为什么非要我留下来？anxious for We were all anxious for news. 我们都在焦急地等待消息。anxious (that) Both sides were anxious that the agreement should be signed as quickly as possible. 双方都急着想尽快签署协议。 —anxiously adverb She waited anxiously by the phone. 她焦急地在电话机旁等着。
Examples from the Corpus
anxious• She knew it was a simple operation, but she still felt anxious.• When you become anxious about sleeplessness, you actually make the problem worse.• Helen is always anxious about travelling alone.• Some one with early stages of brain failure can be very aware of it, and anxious about what is happening to him/her.• Gail was feeling anxious and depressed.• Some parents found social work visits made them fearful and anxious and their self-esteem was reduced.• But he's just a bit anxious because you have never flown before.• That flexibility itself is generally associated with more harmonious households and less anxious child-rearing.• In the anxious days that followed, Henry tried to keep his mind off his results.• anxious employees• an anxious glance• Mae cast an anxious look in his direction.• For one anxious moment, I thought the rope was going to break.• There were a few anxious moments for Morgan near the end of the match.• But Roy had thrown away his script, and he spent an anxious plane journey trying to remember his lines.• Anxious relatives waited at the airport for news of the plane crash.• After a long and anxious spell, she recovered.• And, indeed, she was more than anxious to do what she could to help look after the twins.• "Please come with me, " she said in an anxious voice.• After an anxious wait, Audrey was told her father had died.• Her long and anxious wait for breakfast had caused her so much stress, that she had developed colic and died.anxious (that)• He fidgeted with a basketball, anxious for the five-minute conversation to end.• When he got to the third computer, Mrs Boatwright and I exchanged an anxious little glance.• She grew up fearful of authority and anxious to comply with it.• And, indeed, she was more than anxious to do what she could to help look after the twins.• But today he was on edge, anxious to have a distasteful duty done, careful that there should be no mistakes.• They are particularly anxious to hear from a man they think may have witnessed one attack.• Clinton, as usual, was merely anxious to please.anxious (that)• He fidgeted with a basketball, anxious for the five-minute conversation to end.• When he got to the third computer, Mrs Boatwright and I exchanged an anxious little glance.• She grew up fearful of authority and anxious to comply with it.• And, indeed, she was more than anxious to do what she could to help look after the twins.• But today he was on edge, anxious to have a distasteful duty done, careful that there should be no mistakes.• They are particularly anxious to hear from a man they think may have witnessed one attack.• Clinton, as usual, was merely anxious to please.Origin anxious (1600-1700) Latin anxiusanx·ious adjective →n GRAMMAR1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
Corpus worried about something
anxious
anx‧ious S3 W3 /ˈæŋkʃəs/
adjective
anxious about
He was a bit anxious about the safety of the machinery.
anxious for
We were anxious for you.
She gave me an anxious look.
anxious (that)
She was anxious that it might be cancer.
2. an anxious time or situation is one in which you feel nervous or worried
SYN worrying:
We had an anxious couple of weeks waiting for the test results.
There was an anxious moment when the plane suddenly dropped.
3. feeling strongly that you want to do something or want something to happen
SYN keen
anxious to do something
The company is anxious to improve its image.
He seemed most anxious to speak to me alone.
The president is anxious not to have another crisis.
anxious for somebody to do something
Why was she so anxious for me to stay?
anxious for
We were all anxious for news.
anxious (that)
Both sides were anxious that the agreement should be signed as quickly as possible.
—anxiously adverb:
She waited anxiously by the phone.
▪ worried not feeling happy or relaxed because you keep thinking about a problem or something bad that might happen: I was worried that you had forgotten our date. | It’s awful if you are worried about money. | I was so worried that I couldn’t sleep at all.
▪anxious worried because you think something bad might happen or has happened. Anxious is more formal than worried, and is often used about a general feeling of worry, when you are not sure what has happened: A lot of employees are anxious about their jobs. | Anxious relatives waited for news.
▪nervous worried or frightened about something you are going to do or experience, and unable to relax: Everyone feels nervous before an exam. | The thought of going into hospital was making me nervous.
▪uneasy a little worried because you feel there may be something wrong and you are not sure what is going to happen: When she still wasn’t home by midnight, I began to feel uneasy. | The total silence was making me feel uneasy.
▪concerned formal worried, usually about a problem affecting someone else or affecting the country or the world: Many people are concerned about the current economic situation. | Police say that they are concerned for the safety of the missing girl.
▪bothered [not before noun] worried by something that happens – often used in negative sentences: She didn’t seem particularly bothered by the news.
▪troubled very worried, so that you think about something a lot: She fell into a troubled sleep. | a troubled expression | ‘Are you okay, Ben? You look troubled.’
▪apprehensive especially written a little worried about something you are going to do, or about the future, because you are not sure what it will be like: I felt a bit apprehensive about seeing him again after so long.
▪stressed (out) informal very worried and tired because of problems, too much work etc, and unable to relax or enjoy life: He’d been working ten hours a day for ages and was stressed out. | an extremely stressed single mother
anx‧ious S3 W3 /ˈæŋkʃəs/
adjective Date: 1600-1700
Language: Latin
Origin: anxius
1. worried about somethingLanguage: Latin
Origin: anxius
anxious about
anxious for
anxious (that)
2. an anxious time or situation is one in which you feel nervous or worried
SYN worrying:
3. feeling strongly that you want to do something or want something to happen
SYN keen
anxious to do something
anxious for somebody to do something
anxious for
anxious (that)
—anxiously adverb:
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worried thinking about unpleasant things that might happen or might have happened and therefore feeling unhappy and afraid 指因想到令人不快的事而担心的、担忧的 concerned worried and feeling concern about sth 指担心的、忧虑的、关切的
worried or concerned? 用 worried 还是 concerned？
nervous feeling worried about sth or slightly afraid of sth 指焦虑的、担忧的、惶恐的 anxious feeling worried or nervous about sth 指焦虑的、忧虑的、担心的
worried, nervous or anxious? 用 worried、nervous 还是 anxious？
uneasy feeling worried or unhappy about a particular situation, especially because you think sth bad may happen or because you are not sure that what you are doing is right 指担心的、忧虑的、不安的，尤其想到不幸的事情可能发生或不确定自己是否做得对
Patterns
worried/concerned/nervous/anxious/uneasy about (doing) sthworried/concerned/anxious for sb/sthworried/concerned/nervous/anxious that… a(n) worried/concerned/nervous/anxious/uneasy expression/look/smile to get worried/nervous/anxious