Word · Frequency #2630
Fully loadedanxiousest
渴望的
anxiousest is the superlative of anxious.
wanting something very much; eager
- 1.
Nervous and worried.
紧张不安的；忧虑的。
- 2.
eagerly desirous
渴望的
- 3.
Having a feeling of anxiety or disquietude; extremely concerned, especially about something that will happen in the future or that is unknown.
感到焦虑或不安的；极其担心的,尤指对未来或未知之事。
- 4.
causing or fraught with or showing anxiety
焦虑的
- 5.
Accompanied with, or causing, anxiety; worrying.
伴随焦虑的；引起焦虑的；令人担忧的。
- 6.
Earnestly desirous.
渴望的；热切的。
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。
In use
She was anxious to impress the interviewers with her answers.
The children were anxious for the summer vacation to begin.
He is anxious to improve his spoken English before the trip.
anxious to see the new show at the museum
spent an anxious night waiting for the test results
cast anxious glances behind her
be anxious about sth
表示对某事感到忧虑或担心。
She is anxious about her exam results.
她担心自己的考试结果。
be anxious to do sth
Connections
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
- It was an anxious moment for everyone.对每个人来说，那都是一个焦虑的时刻。
- feel anxious
- 感到焦虑
Learner notes
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。
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。
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/.
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。
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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