anxious
单词辨析：
指对可能发生的不幸、灾难、失败等感到提心吊胆的，或因害怕而感到苦恼的。
Mary is anxious about her next examination.
玛丽担心后面的考试。
The poor woman gave her an anxious look.
那个可怜的女人焦急地看了她一眼。
指出于利害关系、责任心或情感问题而感到担忧的。
The concerned mother stood at the gate, waiting for her son to come back home.
焦虑不安的母亲站在大门口，等待儿子回来。
She called the police because she was concerned for his safety.
她担心他的安全，就打电话报了警。
多指心绪不安的，含有些过度担忧之意，即对某人或某事没有根据地瞎着急。
The mother is worried about her sick child.
母亲担心她那生病的孩子。
She is always worried about me when I am on business.
每当我出差时，她总是惦念着我。
指对即将发生的事情或想要做的事情感到热切和兴奋的，含有迫不及待之意，常后接介词 for 或动词不定式。
All the students in her class are eager to learn.
她班上的学生都渴望学习。
She is eager for success.
她渴望取胜。
Our company is eager to expand into new markets.
我们公司急欲开辟新的市场。
指非常激动或迫不及待地想要进一步了解某事的，只作表语。
We waited agog for the next part of his story.
我们急切地等他讲下一段故事。
They are all agog to know the news about the World Cup.
他们都渴望获知有关世界杯足球赛的消息。
指非常急切地想做某事或渴望某事发生的。
He is anxious to improve his working conditions.
他急于改善自己的工作条件。
The management is anxious to avoid another strike.
管理层亟欲避免另一场罢工。
指迫切渴望某事发生而不想等待的，只作表语。
These soldiers are impatient to leave Iraq.
这些士兵迫不及待地想要离开伊拉克。
She is impatient for her husband to come back.
她盼着丈夫快点回来。
指因兴趣或欲望强烈而急于做某事或渴望某事发生的，通常后接介词 on 或动词不定式。
She was keen on going to the picnic.
她很想参加这次野餐。
They were keen on going to Europe in the spring.
他们热切盼望春天去欧洲。
She is keen to pass the exams.
她迫切想要通过考试。
相关例句：
He was anxious to the point of neurosis
他焦虑得都要得神经症了。
We are anxious about [ for] his safety.
我们为他的安全担忧。
He is anxious to appear a gentleman
他急于想表现得像个绅士。
My wife's solicitor was anxious to spin things out for as long as possible
我妻子的律师很想尽可能拖延时间。
Prices have been cut by developers anxious to offload unsold apartments
急于脱手未售出公寓的开发商降低了房价。
Eleanor was a reluctant, anxious pupil.
埃莉诺是个扭捏局促的小学生。