anxiety

n.

1. 焦虑, 担心, 不安
   • There's a lot of anxiety among the staff about possible job losses.
     工作人员都很忧虑, 担心可能失业。
   • What he did yesterday showed his anxiety to please his customers.
     他昨天的所作所为表明他很着急使他的顾客满意。
   • The manager expressed anxiety that it should be done in no time.
     经理担心的是没有时间去做这些事。
2. 焦虑的原因
   • Her sick child is a great anxiety to her.
     她的孩子生病使她十分担忧。
3. 渴望, 热望
   • She expressed anxiety for a new dictionary.
     她渴望得到一本新字典。
   • Tom's anxiety to succeed led him to work hard.
     汤姆对成功的渴望使他更加努力。