concern verb ⇨affect (It doesn't concern you.)⇨apply2 (This chapter is concerned with…)⇨worry2 (What concerns me is…)concern noun ⇨concern (concern for her safety)⇨business1 (none of your concern)⇨issue (social concerns)⇨sympathy (the parents' concern for their children)concern
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concern ♦︎ worry ♦︎ anxiety ♦︎ apprehension ♦︎ unease ♦︎ angst ♦︎ agitationThese are all words for the state of worrying about something, or for things that cause you to worry.这些词均表示担心、忧虑或担忧的事。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺下图显示这些词所表达担忧的程度
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PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆concern / worry / anxiety / apprehension / unease / angst over / about sth◆concern / worry / anxiety / apprehension / unease that...◆great / considerable / growing concern / worry / anxiety / apprehension / unease / agitation◆deep concern / anxiety / unease◆to express concern / your worries / anxiety / apprehension / unease◆to voice your concern / unease◆to share your concerns / worries◆to cause concern / anxiety / apprehension / unease■concern [uncountable, countable] (ratherformal) a feeling of worry, especially one that is shared by many people; sth that worries people(尤指很多人共同的)担心,忧虑;担心(或忧虑)的事◆She hasn't been seen for four days and there is concern for her safety.她已四天不见踪影,大家都很担心她的安全。◆The report expressed concern over continuing high unemployment.报告表达了对失业率居高不下的忧虑。 see also concern ⇨ worryverb2, concerned ⇨ worried■worry [uncountable, countable] the state of worrying about sth; sth that worries you担忧;忧虑;令人担忧(或发愁)的事◆He claims the illness was caused by stress and worry.他声称这个病是由压力和忧虑引起的。◆He was sick with worry.他担心得要命。◆financial / family worries财务上的/家庭中的烦恼 see also worried ⇨ worried■anxiety æŋˈzaɪəti [uncountable, countable] the state of feeling nervous or worried; a worry or fear about sth焦虑;忧虑;担心;害怕◆Some hospital patients experience high levels of anxiety.有些住院病人十分焦虑不安。◆She felt a nagging anxiety that could not be relieved.她感到有一种无法缓解而又挥之不去的焦虑。 see also anxious ⇨ worriedNOTE辨析 Concern, worry or anxiety?Worry is a more informal word than concern and anxiety, although in informal English it is more common to use the expression be worried than any of these nouns. Worry and anxiety are especially used to refer to personal matters; a concern often affects many people.比起concern和anxiety,worry较不正式,尽管在非正式英语中用be worried比用这些名词更常见。worry和anxiety尤指个人问题,concern常指影响很多人的问题。■apprehension ˌæprɪˈhenʃn [uncountable, countable] (ratherformal) worry or fear that sth unpleasant may happen忧虑;担心;恐惧◆There is growing apprehension that fighting will begin again.人们越发担心战火会重燃。◆She felt some apprehension at seeing him again.她对再次见到他感到有些害怕。 see also apprehensive ⇨ worried■unease ʌnˈiːz [uncountable, singular] the feeling of being slightly worried or unhappy about sth不安;忧虑◆He was unable to hide his unease at the way the situation was developing.他无法掩饰对局势演变的忧虑。 see also uneasy ⇨ worried■angst æŋst [uncountable] a feeling of anxiety and worry about a situation, or about your life(对形势、事态、生活的)忧虑,焦虑◆songs full of teenage angst充满青少年焦虑的歌曲■agitation [uncountable] worry and anxiety that you show by behaving in a nervous way(表现出来的)焦虑不安,忧虑,烦乱◆Dot arrived in a state of great agitation.多特到达时十分焦虑不安。◆He started to pace up and down the room in agitation.他开始烦躁不安地在房间里踱来踱去。 see also agitate ⇨ shake4, agitated ⇨ restless
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