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  • Derivatives : n  anxiousness ; adv  anxiously
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

anxious ['æŋkʃəs]
  1. 1. adjective [+expression] [ person] (worried) 忧虑
  2. 2. adjective [+situation] [ time] (worrying) 不安
    to be anxious to do sth
    渴望做某事
    to be anxious that...
    极力希望
    to get {or} grow anxious
    感到忧虑
    anxious for sth
    热切渴望某事
  3. 3. [短语] to be not accounted for 未解释的

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

anxious [ˈæŋkʃəs]
  1. 1. adjective 渴望的急切
    After being out of work for 3 months, I am anxious to start my new job.
    失业三个月之后,我盼望开始从事一份新工作。
  2. 2. adjective 引起焦虑的担忧的,(令人)不安的
    Every parent is anxious about their child's future.
    每位家长都对自己孩子未来感到忧虑

Collins English-English Dictionary

anxious ['æŋkʃəs]
  1. 1. adj worried and tense because of possible misfortune, danger, etc; uneasy
  2. 2. adj fraught with or causing anxiety; worrying; distressing
    an anxious time
  3. 3. adj intensely desirous; eager
    anxious for promotion
  4. 4. adj [Etymology] C17: from Latin anxius; related to Latin angere to torment; see anger, anguish

Examples

be anxious to do well
急于想做好
What happened? Why do you have that anxious face?
出什么事儿了?你怎么一脸焦虑?
Jenny is anxious for Tom to know she's pregnant.
詹妮急于想让汤姆知道她怀孕了。
The announcement provoked a storm of criticism and anxious residents voiced concern over their uncertain future.
公告的发布激起一片指责的浪潮,居民也对无法预测的未来表达了自己的焦虑。
to be anxious that...
极力希望…

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