1. 渴望的;急切的 If you are anxious to do something or anxious that something should happen, you very much want to do it or very much want it to happen.
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e.g. Both the Americans and the Russians are anxious to avoid conflict in South Asia... 美國人和俄羅斯人都迫切希望避免在南亞發(fā)生沖突。 e.g. He is anxious that there should be no delay... 他非常希望不會(huì )出現延誤。
2. 焦慮的;憂(yōu)慮的;不安的 If you are anxious, you are nervous or worried about something.
e.g. The foreign minister admitted he was still anxious about the situation in the country... 外交部長(cháng)承認對于該國的局勢他仍然頗感憂(yōu)慮。 e.g. A friend of mine is a very anxious person. 我的一個(gè)朋友是個(gè)非常容易焦慮不安的人。
anxiously They are waiting anxiously to see who will succeed him. 他們焦急地等待著(zhù)看誰(shuí)會(huì )接替他上任。
3. （時(shí)間或局勢）緊張的，令人焦慮的，讓人擔憂(yōu)的 An anxious time or situation is one during which you feel nervous and worried.
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e.g. The Prime Minister faces anxious hours before the votes are counted tomorrow night. 在明晚計票完成之前，首相將面臨數小時(shí)的煎熬等待。
anxious英英釋義
adj
1. causing or fraught with or showing anxiety
e.g. spent an anxious night waiting for the test results cast anxious glances behind her those nervous moments before takeoff an unquiet mind