anxious

🇬🇧 UK/'æŋʃәs/🇺🇸 US
NGSL 3kTOEFLA2

Definitions

adj.

Feeling worried or nervous about something; eagerly wanting something to happen.

焦虑的;担忧的;渴望的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
anxiroot
+
ousfull of, having the quality of
=anxious

Common Collocations

  • 1.anxious about对……感到焦虑
  • 2.anxious for渴望……

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The anxious student repeatedly checked her exam answers before submission.

  • 2.

    He was anxious for approval from his demanding perfectionist boss.

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