anxious

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a. 忧虑的, 发愁的, 渴望的

发音

UK /ˈæŋ(k)ʃəs/
US /ˈæŋ(k).ʃəs/
US /ˈeɪŋ(k).ʃəs/

词形变化

anxiouser anxiousest more anxious 比较级 anxiouser 比较级 most anxious 最高级 anxiousest 最高级

别名

anctious

教材释义与例句

形容词

焦虑的；担忧的；渴望的；急切的

worried about something

She gave me an anxious look.

她焦急地看了我一眼。

释义与例句

adj. B2 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    Nervous and worried.

    紧张

  2. 2.

    Having a feeling of anxiety or disquietude; extremely concerned, especially about something that will happen in the future or that is unknown.

    焦虑

    担心

    She was anxious to hear how her test results were.

    I could tell she was anxious as she was biting her nails.

  3. 3.

    Accompanied with, or causing, anxiety; worrying.

    anxious labor

    There was an anxious wait before the results were revealed.

  4. 4.

    Earnestly desirous.

    He is anxious to please, so you can count on him.

    All the voters were anxious to hear the election result.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 5

dying nervous uneasy queasy unquiet

近义相关 2

troubled eager

相关短语

anxious bench anxious benches

词源

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂enǵʰ-der. Proto-Italic *anɣō Latin angō Latin ānxiusbor. English anxious Borrowed from Latin anxius, from angō (“to cause pain, choke”); akin to Ancient Greek ἄγχω (ánkhō, “to choke”). See anger; angst.

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