1[countableC, uncountableU]WORRIED the feeling of being very worried about something 焦虑,不安,担心SYN concern
anxiety about/over
There is considerable anxiety among staff about job losses.
员工很担心会失业。
There is growing public anxiety over levels of air pollution in our cities.
公众越来越担心城市中的空气污染程度。
deep/acute/great anxiety
The fear of unemployment can be a source of deep anxiety to people.
害怕失业会使人们产生严重的焦虑。
his feelings of anxiety
他焦虑的心情
A high level of anxiety was created by the introduction of cameras into the factory.
工厂安装了摄像头,这引起了工人的高度不安。
It can help if you discuss your anxieties with someone.
与别人谈谈自己的忧虑会有帮助的。
2[uncountableU]WORRIED a feeling of wanting to do something very much 渴望
anxiety to do something
I nearly fell in my anxiety to get downstairs quickly.
我急匆匆地下楼,差点摔倒。
nCOLLOCATIONS
adjectives
great/considerable anxiety
Then began a day of great anxiety.
acute/deep/high anxiety
The patient's panic attacks are caused by acute anxiety.
constant anxiety
She lives a life of constant anxiety over money and job security.
increasing/mounting anxiety
There is mounting anxiety about the rise in violent crime.
public anxiety
the wave of public anxiety about food safety
verbs
cause/create/lead to anxiety
Their nuclear programme is causing mounting anxiety among other nations, especially Israel.
arouse/provoke anxiety (=cause it)
The presence of Indian troops near the border has aroused considerable anxiety in neighbouring Pakistan.
feel/suffer from anxiety
The child may feel anxiety about being away from home.
reduce/relieve anxiety
The drug helps to reduce anxiety, allowing you to feel relaxed.
phrases
a source of anxiety
For many people, the primary source of anxiety is work.
somebody's level of anxiety
Patients experience high levels of anxiety at time of admission to hospital.
feelings of anxiety
Having an operation naturally entails feelings of anxiety.
Examples from the Corpus
anxiety• feelings of guilt and anxiety• The prevention of stress and anxiety has already been discussed in Chapter 3.• On the other hand, the vulnerability of such old people createsconsiderableanxiety.• Not only does anxiety feel different, but at a purely neurological level, it is different.• Her anxiety about the pain of childbirth is understandable.• She could readily imagine his feelings of guilt and self-disgust, and his anxiety to lay the blame at Bella's door.• His feelings of anger were accompanied by feelings of anxiety and concern.• The increase in the tax on heatingfuel is causing a lot of anxiety among elderly people.• It was his first sight of his grandson and he felt a pang of anxiety as he looked down at him.• the anxieties of parenthood• Each one had identified a list of successes to call up and share with the other when anxietythreatened.• I knew I had to give a speech, but the thought filled me with anxiety.
anxiety to do something• Songcraft, good intentions, an anxiety toavoid love clichés - all these are the very death of disco.• Financial problems can become an added burden and anxiety to the daughter at home.• In her anxiety to help, Laurie tripped and broke several wineglasses.• In fact I began to transmit my anxieties to Siegfried.• More importantly, the report caused needlessanxiety to all the women who have attended the centre.• They have become impotent - a fact which naturally causes a great deal of anxiety to them and to their wives.• It also relieves a little of the anxiety toremember that the budgetsubmitted is rarely the final one.• Sometimes, in their anxiety to reach a female, four or five males cling to one another and form a chain.• This misleadingview of intonation must have caused unnecessaryanxiety to many learners of the language.
ADJECTIVE | ... OF ANXIETY | VERB + ANXIETY | ANXIETY + VERB | ANXIETY + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤acute, considerable, deep, great極度的/相當大的/深深的/巨大的憂慮▸➤chronic, constant, nagging長期的/經常性的/縈繞於心的焦慮➤free-floating, generalized自由浮動性/廣泛性焦慮◇We seem to live in a state of free-floating anxiety that can attach itself to anything.我們好像生活在游動性焦慮狀態中,任何事情都能引起我們的焦慮。➤growing, increasing, mounting不斷增加的/日益增加的/越來越多的憂慮▸➤understandable (especially BrE) 可以理解的焦慮▸➤needless, unnecessary不必要的焦慮;不必要的擔心▸➤public公眾的焦慮➤castration, separation, etc. (psychology心理) 閹割、分離等焦慮... OF ANXIETY➤level焦慮程度◇the high level of anxiety created by entering a new environment進入新環境產生的高度焦慮VERB + ANXIETY➤arouse, bring, cause, create, provoke造成焦慮;令人擔憂;引起焦慮▸➤lead to導致焦慮▸➤experience, feel, suffer from感到焦慮◇She felt a nagging anxiety that could not be relieved.她無法排解縈繞心頭的焦慮。➤express, share表達/分擔焦慮◇The mothers were able to share their anxieties with each other.母親們能夠相互分擔焦慮。➤betray, reflect暴露出/反映出焦慮◇His face betrayed his anxiety.他的表情反映出他很焦慮。➤cope with, deal with, overcome對付焦慮;克服焦慮◇skills to cope with anxiety應對焦慮的技巧➤allay, alleviate, assuage, dispel, ease, lessen, quell, reduce, relieve, soothe減輕焦慮;緩解焦慮;緩和焦慮;消除憂慮;減少焦慮;平息焦慮◇The aim is to reduce anxiety and help the patients relax.目的是減少焦慮,幫助患者放鬆。➤exacerbate, heighten, increase加劇焦慮;增加焦慮ANXIETY + VERB➤grow焦慮增多◇The more reports I study the more my anxiety grows.我研究的報告越多,我越是感到焦慮。➤arise, arise from sth, arise out of sth, surface焦慮產生;焦慮來自⋯;焦慮浮現◇A few anxieties surfaced during the meeting.幾件令人焦慮的事在會議期間浮現出來。➤surround焦慮圍繞◇A lot of anxiety surrounds the issue of human cloning.人們對克隆人的問題很擔憂。ANXIETY + NOUN➤attack焦慮發作➤disorder焦慮性障礙◇patients suffering from an anxiety disorder患有焦慮性障礙的病人➤dream焦慮夢(由於焦慮而做的夢)◇I keep having this anxiety dream where I've forgotten to do something important.我經常做焦慮夢,夢見自己忘記了做重要的事情。➤level焦慮的程度PREPOSITION➤anxiety about對⋯的擔心◇her growing anxiety about her health她對自己的健康日益加重的擔心➤anxiety at關於⋯的擔憂◇anxiety at the deterioration of relations between the powers對於強國之間關係惡化的擔憂➤anxiety for為⋯的擔憂◇deep anxiety for the whole family為整個家庭感到憂心忡忡➤anxiety over對於⋯的擔憂◇There are anxieties over the effects of unemployment.對於失業後果有種種擔憂。PHRASES➤anxiety and depression焦慮和沮喪◇Physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression.體育鍛煉有助於緩解焦慮和沮喪情緒。➤fear and anxiety恐懼和不安◇They were encouraged to express their fears and anxieties.鼓勵他們說出恐懼和不安。