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Think of someone who cannot sit still because the outcome is not in their hands yet — a tightness in the chest that leans forward toward something . That same forward lean explains the odd third sense: when what you are leaning toward is something you badly want, the tightness reads as rather than dread.
可以想成一個人坐不住的樣子：事情還沒定案，結果又不在自己手裡，胸口那股緊緊的感覺一直往前傾。這個「往前傾」的姿勢也解…更多收起
可以想成一個人坐不住的樣子：事情還沒定案，結果又不在自己手裡，胸口那股緊緊的感覺一直往前傾。這個「往前傾」的姿勢也解釋了它比較怪的第三個用法——當你前傾的方向是一件你很想要的事，那股緊就不再讀成害怕，而是讀成迫不及待。原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
anxiousadj/ˈæŋkʃəs/
- 1
Nervous and worried.
- 2
Having a feeling of anxiety or disquietude; extremely concerned, especially about something that will happen in the future or that is unknown.
- She was anxious to hear how her test results were.
- I could tell she was anxious as she was biting her nails.
- 3
Accompanied with, or causing, anxiety; worrying.
- anxious labor
- There was an anxious wait before the results were revealed.
- 4
Earnestly desirous.
- He is anxious to please, so you can count on him.
- All the voters were anxious to hear the election result.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。