anxiety
n
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(a) [U] troubled feeling in the mind caused by fear and uncertainty about the future 忧虑; 担心; 焦虑
We waited for news with a growing sense of anxiety. 我们等待著消息, 越来越焦急.
He caused his parents great anxiety by cycling long distances alone. 他独自骑自行车远行, 父母非常担心.
(b) [C] instance of such a feeling 忧虑; 担心; 焦虑
The anxieties of the past week had left her exhausted. 上星期把她愁得没精打彩.
The doctor's report removed all their anxieties. 医生的报告消除了他们的一切忧虑.
2 [U] ~ for sth/to do sth strong desire or eagerness for sth/to do sth 渴望; 热望
anxiety to please 急於讨好.
Could any spectacle, for instance, be more grimly whimsical than that of gunners ourselves very seriously what will happen if this twofold use of knowledge, with its ever-increasing power, continues.