2023年初中英语语法:形容词常考词汇
区别分析(3)
一、anxious与eager的用法辨析
1.表示“担心的”“焦虑的”这一意义时,只能用 anxious,不用eager;表示“为……担心”,一般后接介词 about, for。如:
an anxious mother 焦虑不安的母亲
He is anxious about [for] her safety.他担心她的安全。
I'm not in the slightest anxious about it.我一点儿也不为它担心。
He was anxious about the safety of his children.他为孩子们的安全担忧。
This news made her anxious for the safety of her son who was working in the flood area.这消息使她为儿子的安全而焦虑不安,因为他正在洪灾地区工作。
2.表示“热切的”“渴望的”这一意义时,两者都可用,但有以下几点需注意:
①anxious 之后一般用介词 for,而 eager 之后可接介词 for