| 词组 | anxious |
| 释义 | anxious If you are anxious about someone or something, you are worried about them. I was quite anxious about George. If you are anxious to do something, you want very much to do it. Mother and father were most anxious to be correct. He seemed anxious to go. Note that you do not say that someone is 'anxious for doing' something. If you are anxious for something, you want to have it, or you want it to happen. ...civil servants anxious for promotion. He was anxious for real negotiations. If you are anxious that something should happen, you want it to happen very much. Lyons was most anxious that this should happen. He was anxious that Holbein should paint pictures of his English friends. Note that when you use a 'that'-clause after anxious, you usually use 'should' in it. ◊ 'nervous' Do not confuse anxious with nervous. If you are nervous, you are rather frightened about something that you are going to do or experience. I began to get nervous about crossing roads. Both actors were exceedingly nervous on the day of the performance. |
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