词组 | concern |
释义 | concern When concern means "an uneasy state of blended interest, uncertainty, and apprehension," it is used especially with the prepositions over, for, and about: • ... concern over the influence of the screen on the minds of young people —Current Biography, May 1965 • ... their concern over issues of racism, poverty, war and ecology —Israel Kugler, Change, October 1971 • ... to show courtesy and concern for the safety of other vehicles on the road —Julie Candler, Ford Truck Times, Summer 1970 • Their militant concern for the environment —Donald Gould, Smithsonian, May 1972 • We are now beginning to see more concern about the prison system —Willard Gaylin, Harper's, November 1971 • ... growing concerns about the environment —Fred J. Borch, General Electric Investor, Winter 1970 With is also used with this sense: • ... expression of a concern with the quality of American life —James R. Dickenson, National Observer, 3 Feb. 1973 • ... concern with fallout and nuclear war —Barry Commoner, Columbia Forum, Spring 1968 When concern denotes interest or involvement, the usual preposition is with or in: • ... his concern with bringing new rhythms into English poetry —Alan Holder, Berkshire Rev., Winter 1966 • ... concern with the nature and transmutability of matter —Times Literary Supp., 17 July 1969 • ... public concern with building a society of university trained and educated youth —Jerome Evans, Change, September 1971 • Much of the concern of... Doxiadis in the problems of human settlements —Current Biography, September 1964 |
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