a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome
忧虑,焦虑,紧张,焦灼不安
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he felt a surge of anxiety 他心中涌起一阵忧虑
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anxieties about the moral decline of today's youth. 对于当今青年道德退化的不安。
[with infinitive]desire to do something, accompanied by apprehension
急于做某事的渴望
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the housekeeper's eager anxiety to please. 管家急于讨好的渴望。
【精神病学】 焦虑症。
"early 16th cent.: from French