anxiety /æŋˈzaiəti/ n. 1.［u］挂念，焦虑：be in (great) anxiety (非常)担忧着；wait with anxiety 焦急地等待着 2.［c］令人着急的事，烦恼，忧虑：After listening to his advice she had no more anxieties. 听了他的建议，她就不再担忧了。As his confidence in his work increased, his anxieties about it diminished.随着对工作信心的增加，他对此事的忧虑消失了。 3.急于(想做某事)，热望：His anxiety to go was obvious. 很明显他急于想走。His anxiety for knowledge deserves our praise. 他强烈的求知欲值得我们称赞。
anxious /ˈæŋkʃəs/ adj. 1.忧虑的，担心的：I am very anxious about my son’s health. 我极为担心我儿子的健康。He’s anxious for/about her safety.他担心她的安全。2.渴望的，热切希望的：He was anxious to meet you.他渴望见到你。He was anxious that they should have all they want. 他热切希望他们应该得到他们所需要的东西。
［辨析］ 见eager条。
