anxiety

noun

1. 焦虑；忧虑
   the state of feeling nervous or worried that sth bad is going to happen
   1. acute/intense/deep anxiety
      非常 / 极度 / 深深的忧虑
   2. Some hospital patients experience high levels of anxiety.
      有些住院病人十分焦虑不安。
2. 担心；忧虑；害怕
   a worry or fear about sth
   1. If you're worried about your health, share your anxieties with your doctor.
      你要是担心自己的健康，就把你的忧虑告诉医生吧。
3. 渴望
   a strong feeling of wanting to do sth or of wanting sth to happen
   1. the candidate's anxiety to win the vote
      候选人对选举胜利的渴望
   2. the people's anxiety for the war to end
      人民对结束战争的渴望

1. N-UNCOUNT 忧虑；焦虑；不安
   Anxiety is a feeling of nervousness or worry.
   1. Her voice was full of anxiety...
      她的声音满是焦虑不安。
   2. Many editorials express their anxieties about the economic chaos in the country.
      许多社论对该国经济的混乱状况表示忧虑。

1. Her anxiety about the world was amplifying her personal fears about her future.
   她对世界的忧虑加剧了她对自己未来的恐惧。
2. Her voice was full of anxiety
   她的声音满是焦虑不安。
3. Many editorials express their anxieties about the economic chaos in the country.
   许多社论对该国经济的混乱状况表示忧虑。
4. He had shouted down the phone at her, beside himself with anxiety
   他焦急万分地对着电话那头的她大喊大叫。
5. For a few brief minutes we forgot the anxiety and anguish.
   短短几分钟我们就忘记了焦虑与苦恼。
6. Her face was careworn with anxiety.
   她脸上一副焦虑万分的神情。
7. It was the climax to 24 hours of growing anxiety
   24小时里不断加重的焦虑在那一刻达到顶点。
8. Desperate with anxiety, Bob and Hans searched the whole house
   焦急万分的鲍勃和汉斯把整座房子找了个遍。
9. Tranquillizers help alleviate the distressing symptoms of anxiety.
   镇静剂有助于缓解焦虑所带来的不安症状。
10. He has exhibited symptoms of anxiety and overwhelming worry
    他表现出焦躁不安和过度忧虑的症状。
11. The anxiety of the separation often expresses itself as anger towards the child for getting lost.
    离散带来的焦虑常常体现为对走失的孩子发火。
12. Women who eat plenty of fresh vegetables are far less likely to suffer anxiety or depression
    吃新鲜蔬菜多的女性患焦虑症或抑郁症的几率要小很多。
13. Reports of this kind are guaranteed to cause anxiety
    这种报道势必会引发忧虑。
14. When you have got a handle on your anxiety you can begin to control it.
    一旦了解了自己焦虑的原因，你就开始能控制它了。
15. Anxiety is integral to the human condition.
    焦虑是人类的基本生存状况之一。
16. Anxiety is modern man's natural state.
    焦虑是现代人的自然状态。
17. His anxiety about the outcome melted, to return later but not yet
    他对未知结果的焦虑消散了，这种焦虑过后还会袭上心头，但至少现在还没有。
18. In order to start reading this book you must have had some idea that the physical symptoms you were experiencing were due to anxiety.
    开始读这本书之前，你一定已经了解到：你身体的不适症状是源于焦虑。
19. There are also unpleasant brain effects such as anxiety and neurotic behaviour.
    也会对大脑产生不良影响，如焦虑和神经质的行为。
20. He closed his eyes and lay still, trying to purge his mind of anxiety
    他闭上眼睛躺着不动，试图消除内心的焦虑。
21. My sister puzzles me and causes me anxiety.
    我妹妹总让我捉摸不透，弄得我焦虑不安。
22. Music seemed to quiet her anxiety and loneliness.
    音乐似乎能够减轻她的焦虑和孤独。
23. Anxiety has a mental and a physical side.
    焦虑对精神和身体方面都有影响。
24. Little by little she lost the taut, strained air of perpetual anxiety.
    长期焦虑带来的紧张而疲惫的神色从她脸上慢慢消失了。
25. The letter spoke only too clearly of his anxiety for her.
    那封信再明白不过地倾诉了他对她的渴望。
26. Suzanne's feelings about food and eating had gone from blithe unconcern to anxiety.
    苏珊娜对饮食的态度已经从无所谓变成了焦虑不安。
27. His illness was aggravated by anxiety.
    他的病情因焦虑而加重。
28. I was relieved from anxiety.
    我的心病消除了。
29. Her sick child is a good anxiety to her.
    她生病的孩子是她的一大心病。
30. Watching him climb up the precipice, everybody was breathless with anxiety.
    看着他往悬崖上爬，大家都捏一把汗。

  anxiety care concern unease worry【导航词义：担心，挂念】

  anxiety n. 不安，担心

〔辨析〕强调由某事的不确定性而引起的焦虑或恐惧，也指因失败、不幸、灾难等而产生的忧虑心情。

  care n. 〈文〉忧虑，烦恼

〔辨析〕强调因恐惧或责任而产生的忧虑或负担。

  concern n. 忧虑，担心，关心

〔辨析〕强调对和自己或他人有利害关系的人或事物的担心或关切。

  unease n. 忧虑，不安

〔辨析〕强调心绪不宁的感觉。

  worry n. 担忧，忧虑

〔辨析〕强调心烦意乱，心里老惦记着某人或某事，有时含瞎操心之意。

noun

1. a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune

2. (psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic

   Synonym:    anxiousness