✨ 语义深度解析 ⋮
anxious
高考核心词 作文加分词 难度 2/5 ⏱ 3 分钟
核心
焦虑的——担心某事可能出错；或渴望的——急切希望某事发生
释义
1
adj.焦虑的，担忧的（anxious about）
Many students feel extremely anxious about their performance in high-stakes examinations, which can negatively affect their results.
许多学生对在高风险考试中的表现感到极度焦虑，这可能对他们的成绩产生负面影响。
2
adj.渴望的，急切希望的（anxious to do）
The new employee was anxious to make a good impression and arrived thirty minutes early on her first day.
这名新员工急于给人留下好印象，第一天上班提前了30分钟到达。
语感
anxious about = 担忧（负面焦虑）；anxious to do = 渴望（正面急切）——同一词，两种方向
焦虑的，担忧的（anxious about，负面）渴望的，急切的（anxious to do，正面）
陷阱
⚠️anxious about（担忧）vs. anxious to do（渴望）：同词反向
Parents are often anxious about their children's safety when they first start taking public transport alone.
✗
anxious about = anxious to（anxious 总是表示「渴望」，此句说父母「渴望孩子的安全」）
✓
anxious about（担忧，后接 about + 名词）= 对某事感到焦虑担心；anxious to（渴望，后接不定式）= 急切希望做某事；两个结构语义方向相反；此句 anxious about safety = 担忧安全，是负面焦虑义；若是 anxious to ensure safety = 渴望确保安全，则是正面急切义
父母在孩子第一次独自乘坐公共交通时，往往担心他们的安全。（anxious about = 担忧；anxious to do = 渴望——两种结构语义方向相反）
⚠️anxiety about/over（名词介词）
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The survey revealed that anxiety on academic pressure is one of the most common mental health challenges faced by teenagers today.
调查显示，学业压力引起的焦虑是当今青少年面临的最常见心理健康挑战之一。（× anxiety on → ✓ anxiety about/over）
anxiety 后接 about 或 over（对…的焦虑：anxiety about/over academic pressure）；× anxiety on → ✓ anxiety about/over
✓
The survey revealed that anxiety about academic pressure is one of the most common mental health challenges faced by teenagers today.
调查显示，对学业压力的焦虑是当今青少年面临的最常见心理健康挑战之一。
近义辨析
anxious vs eager
anxious anxious to do（渴望，急切义，含微弱的迫切/担心做不到的情绪） eager eager（热切的，只有正面积极义，无担忧色彩：eager to help/learn = 热切地想帮忙/学习）
She was anxious to prove her abilities after receiving mixed reviews for her first project.
在第一个项目收到褒贬不一的评价后，她急于证明自己的能力。
The young volunteers were eager to contribute to the community project and arrived ready to work.
年轻的志愿者们热切地希望为社区项目做贡献，到达时已准备好投入工作。
写作加分
✨ 加分词
替换：worriednervousstressed
心理健康话题青少年问题话题考试压力话题
普通
Many students feel very stressed before exams.
许多学生在考试前感到非常紧张。
加分 ✨
Growing numbers of students report feeling deeply anxious about examinations, with research suggesting that chronic academic anxiety can impair both cognitive performance and long-term wellbeing.
越来越多的学生表示对考试深感焦虑，研究表明，长期学业焦虑会损害认知表现和长期身心健康。
常用搭配
be anxious about sth.对某事感到焦虑（负面担忧）
be anxious to do sth.渴望做某事（正面急切）
anxiety about / over sth.对某事的焦虑（名词 anxiety + about/over）
ease / reduce anxiety减轻焦虑
growing / widespread anxiety不断增长的 / 广泛的焦虑
词根
anxious = anx（痛苦，联想 anguish）+ ious → 充满担忧之苦；两义：about（担忧，苦）/ to do（渴望，急）；anxiety = 焦虑（名词，anxiety about，不说 anxiety on）
考考你
Q1义项辨析
下面四个句子中，anxious 的含义与其他三个最不同的是：
A
She was anxious to hear the outcome of the interview and checked her phone repeatedly.
B
Residents grew increasingly anxious about the rising levels of air pollution in their neighbourhood.
C
Parents are anxious about the impact of social media on their teenagers' mental health.
D
Many workers were anxious about potential redundancies following the company's merger announcement.
A 中 anxious to = 渴望（正面急切义）；B、C、D 中 anxious about = 担忧（负面焦虑义）
Q2对错判断
判断下面句子里的用法是否正确：
Research indicates that anxiety on exam performance is more prevalent among students who have not developed effective study strategies.
✓ 正确版本
Research indicates that anxiety about exam performance is more prevalent among students who have not developed effective study strategies.
研究表明，在未发展出有效学习策略的学生中，对考试成绩的焦虑更为普遍。
anxiety 后接 about 或 over（对某事的焦虑）；× anxiety on → ✓ anxiety about exam performance
Q3近义选词
选择最恰当的词填空：
The new intern was ___ to demonstrate her skills and worked late every evening during her first week.
Aanxious
Beager
✓ 新实习生热切地想展示自己的技能，第一周每天晚上都工作到很晚。
此句强调积极正面的进取心（展示能力、工作努力），eager（热切，纯正面义）更准确；anxious to 也可，但含微弱的焦虑/担心做不好的情绪，eager 更纯粹正面
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点击进入该词的深度解析
anxiety同根焦虑（名词：anxiety about/over = 对…的焦虑；anxiety disorder = 焦虑症）
worried近义担心的（be worried about = 担心，比 anxious 更口语，程度稍轻）
nervous近义紧张的（nervous before a speech = 演讲前紧张；偏生理反应，与 anxious 的情绪焦虑有别）
reassured反义得到安慰的，放心的（feel reassured = 感到放心；与 anxious 的焦虑状态相对）