anxious

不安な、心配な

これから起こるかもしれないことを心配したり恐れたりしている。

やさしい英語で： Worried or afraid about something that may happen.

• I feel anxious today.
• His parents were anxious about his health.
• Why do you look so anxious?

使い方： anxious about something (She is anxious about tomorrow's exam.); anxious for someone (We were anxious for the children during the storm.)

類義語： worried, nervous, uneasy

反対語： calm, relaxed

よく使う表現： feel anxious, anxious about something, anxious parents

熱望している、待ち望んでいる

何かをすることや、何かが起こることを強く望んでいる。

やさしい英語で： Wanting very much to do something or for something to happen.

• She is anxious to help.
• They were anxious to start work.
• He seemed anxious for our approval.

使い方： anxious to do something (He was anxious to prove his skills.); anxious for something (The team was anxious for another chance.)

類義語： eager, keen

反対語： reluctant

よく使う表現： anxious to please, anxious to help, anxious for something

不安に満ちた、気がかりな

不安に満ちている、または人に不安を感じさせる。

やさしい英語で： Filled with worry, or making people feel worried.

• We faced an anxious wait.
• It was an anxious night for everyone.
• Several anxious hours passed before news arrived.

類義語： worrying, tense, stressful

反対語： relaxing

よく使う表現： anxious wait, anxious moments, anxious hours