Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #2630
Fully loadedanxious
渴望的
核心释义
wanting something very much; eager
- 1.
紧张不安的；忧虑的。
Nervous and worried.
- 2.
渴望的
eagerly desirous
- 3.
感到焦虑或不安的；极其担心的,尤指对未来或未知之事。
Having a feeling of anxiety or disquietude; extremely concerned, especially about something that will happen in the future or that is unknown.
- 4.
焦虑的
causing or fraught with or showing anxiety
- 5.
伴随焦虑的；引起焦虑的；令人担忧的。
Accompanied with, or causing, anxiety; worrying.
- 6.
渴望的；热切的。
Earnestly desirous.
紧张不安的；忧虑的。；感到焦虑或不安的；极其担心的,尤指对未来或未知之事。；焦虑的；伴随焦虑的；引起焦虑的；令人担忧的。；渴望的；热切的。
用法In use
She was anxious to impress the interviewers with her answers.
用法提示：形容词 anxious 后接不定式 to impress，表示“渴望做某事”。
The children were anxious for the summer vacation to begin.
用法提示：形容词 anxious 后接 for + 宾语 + 不定式，表示“渴望某事发生”。
He is anxious to improve his spoken English before the trip.
用法提示：形容词 anxious 后接不定式 to improve，表示“急切地想要”。
anxious to see the new show at the museum
spent an anxious night waiting for the test results
cast anxious glances behind her
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- anxious about
- 担心...
- She was anxious about the exam results.她担心考试结果。
- anxious for
- 渴望...
- He was anxious for a chance to prove himself.他渴望有机会证明自己。
- anxious to
- 急于...
- They were anxious to leave before the storm.他们急于在暴风雨来临前离开。
- anxious look
- 焦虑的表情
- He gave her an anxious look.他给了她一个焦虑的表情。
- anxious moment
- 焦虑的时刻
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
将'anxious'中的'x'想象成紧张交叉的手臂，'ous'是形容词后缀，一个交叉手臂的人很焦虑。
语境与语域Context & Register
多用于表示“焦虑的”，常见于日常及正式场合；在较正式语境中可表示“渴望的”，后常接不定式或 for。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the spelling ending '-ious'. However, 'curious', 'serious', 'various', 'previous', 'obvious' are pronounced with /iəs/ (like 'ee-us'), while 'delicious' is pronounced with /ʃəs/ (like 'shus'), which matches the /ʃəs/ part of 'anxious' /ˈæŋkʃəs/. Note that 'anxious' also has a /k/ before the /ʃ/.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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