**Anxious About/For: 释义与用法**

**中文解释:**

"Anxious about" 和 "anxious for" 都表达了一种对某事或某人的担忧或紧张的情绪。它们在中文中通常可以翻译为“对…感到焦虑”或“担心…”。

**英文释义:**

1. **Anxious about**: 表示对某个具体的情况或事件的担忧。例如,你可能对即将到来的考试感到焦虑,或者对朋友的健康状况感到焦虑。

2. **Anxious for**: 这个短语通常用于表示期待或渴望一个积极的结果,尽管其中也包含了一定的不安或担忧。例如,你可能焦急地等待消息,希望听到好消息,或者急于看到某项计划的成功。

**用法例句:**

1. **Anxious about:**

   - I'm anxious about the job interview tomorrow; I hope I can impress the interviewer. (我对明天的面试感到焦虑,希望我能给面试官留下深刻印象。)

   - She's always anxious about her children's safety when they're out playing. (当孩子们外出玩耍时,她总是对他们的人身安全感到担心。)

2. **Anxious for:**

   - He was anxious for news of his application, constantly checking his email for any updates. (他急切地等待申请的消息,不停地查看邮件以获取任何更新。)

   - The whole team was anxious for the project's completion, eager to see their hard work come to fruition. (整个团队都渴望项目的完成,急于看到他们的辛勤工作取得成果。)

**同义词辨析:**

1. **Worried**: 与 "anxious" 类似,表示对某事的忧虑或关切。但 "worried" 常常暗示一种更消极、更严重的焦虑感,比如:

   - I'm worried that we might not finish the project on time. (我担心我们可能无法按时完成项目。)

2. **Nervous**: 强调因即将发生的事件而产生的紧张情绪,通常与特定的情境或活动相关:

   - She felt nervous before her first public speech. (她在首次公开演讲前感到紧张。)

3. **Concerned**: 比 "anxious" 更正式,通常用于表示对他人或某个问题的深切关注:

   - We are deeply concerned about the rising crime rates in our neighborhood. (我们对附近地区犯罪率的上升深感忧虑。)

4. **Eager**: 虽然含有期待的成分,但其情感色彩更为积极,没有焦虑的含义:

   - The fans were eager to see their favorite band perform live. (粉丝们热切期待亲眼看到他们最喜欢的乐队现场演出。)