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单词 anxious
释义 anxious

anxious /ˈæŋk.ʃəs/

adjective (EAGER)
B2 eager to do something: » Developing countries that are anxious for hard currency can rarely afford to protect the environment.» [+ to infinitive] I'm anxious to get home to open my presents.» [+ that] I'm anxious that we get there on time because I don't think there'll be many seats left.Thesaurus+: ↑Excited, interested and enthusiastic
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Extra Examples:» She eased the key into the lock, anxious not to wake anyone.» The mayor and the city council are anxious to avoid getting entangled in the controversy.» The universities are anxious to preserve their autonomy from central government.» I'm anxious to avoid the motorway at rush hour.» We left early, anxious to make it back to Florence before sundown.
adjective (WORRIED)
B1 worried and nervous: » My mother always gets a bit anxious if we don't arrive when we say we will.» I saw my sister's anxious face at the window.» The drought has made farmers anxious about the harvest.Thesaurus+: ↑Anxious and worriedanxiously /-li/ adverb
B2» We waited anxiously by the phone.» Tomorrow the children will receive their anxiously (= eagerly) awaited presents.Thesaurus+: ↑Anxious and worriedThesaurus+: ↑Excited, interested and enthusiastic
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Extra Examples:» There was nothing in his demeanour that suggested he was anxious.» Knots of anxious people stood waiting in the hall.» I've never seen her worried or anxious in any way - she's so laid-back.» It's natural that you should feel anxious when you first leave home.» As the date of his operation drew near, he became more and more anxious.
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