Anxious

(adj.) causing or fraught with or showing anxiety; 'spent an anxious night waiting for the test results'; 'cast anxious glances behind her'; 'those nervous moments before takeoff'; 'an unquiet mind' .

(adj.) eagerly desirous; 'anxious to see the new show at the museum'; 'dying to hear who won' .

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• I was obliged to recall him to a theme which was of necessity one of close and anxious interest to me. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• She was rather surprised at Dr. Donaldson's early visit, and perplexed by the anxious faces of husband and child. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• This change took from us the fear of an immediate catastrophe, although we were still anxious as to the final result. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• I was most anxious, yet afraid, to see his wife. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• He professed himself extremely anxious about her fair friendher fair, lovely, amiable friend. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
• It was a sad, anxious day; and the morrow, though differing in the sort of evil, did by no means bring less. 简·奥斯汀. 曼斯菲尔德庄园.
• Clayton could not but notice it, and he wondered, vaguely, why she was so deeply moved--so anxious to know the whereabouts of this strange creature. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
• General Bowen, I saw, was very anxious that the surrender should be consummated. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• I know you will be very anxious, my dear, so I will send Temistocles to you every now and then with information as to how the fight is getting on. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
• Mr. Micawber was very anxious that I should stay to dinner. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• He was anxious to see if she had relapsed since the previous evening. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 艰难时事.
• On the other hand, you can't admit but what it's natural in us to be anxious with such a thing hanging over our heads. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• Don't be anxious, Kitty; I have quite other thoughts about my life. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• Although we were anxious to leave England before the depth of winter, yet we were detained. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• The person was Thomasin, with a candle, looking anxious, pale, and interesting. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• The door closed, and the carriage rolled softly through the snow; and back returned the Countess, pensive and anxious. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• Jo's sudden change of tone made the girls laugh, but all looked rather anxious, and no one said a word as Snodgrass took his seat. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• They began to get anxious, and Laurie went off to find her, for no one knew what freak Jo might take into her head. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• All the while the bell was ringing, and the uncle was anxious to go. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• At length he returned; and in reply to an anxious inquiry after his patient; looked very mysterious, and closed the door, carefully. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• About half the party were anxious to try the ascent again, and concluded to do so. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• He was always anxious to increase his stock of experience. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• When Osborne heard that his friend had found her, he made hot and anxious inquiries regarding the poor child. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• All children were so: a little anxious for novelty, and--no, not selfish, but self-willed. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• In spite of his resolute assumption of composure, he was getting anxious for the agent's arrival. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• Fanny beckoned her mother out of the room, and told her something that made her equally anxious with Margaret for the departure of the latter. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• This remark he offers like a most respectable tradesman anxious to execute an order neatly and to the perfect satisfaction of his customer. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• Marian's face was sadly worn and anxious. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• You are mistaken if you think I am anxious to curry favour with rich and great people. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• After that, she was really anxious to go, and did not know what sort of stupidity her uncle was talking of when she went to shake hands with him. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.

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