anxiety, worry, care, concern
作者：董吉菊
发表时间：2018年10月21日
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anxiety, worry, care, concern 这些名词均含“焦虑、关心”之意。区别是：
anxiety 指对预料中的不祥之事的焦虑。如：
He has exhibited symptoms of anxiety and overwhelming worry.
他表现出焦躁不安和过度忧虑的症状。
He had shouted down the phone at her, beside himself with anxiety.
他焦急万分地对着电话那头的她大喊大叫。
For a few brief minutes we forgot the anxiety and anguish.
短短几分钟我们就忘记了焦虑与苦恼。
The letter spoke only too clearly of his anxiety for her.
那封信再明白不过地倾诉了他对她的渴望。
Desperate with anxiety, Bob and Hans searched the whole house.
焦急万分的鲍勃和汉斯把整座房子找了个遍。
Reports of this kind are guaranteed to cause anxiety.
这种报道势必会引发忧虑。
Little by little she lost the taut, strained air of perpetual anxiety.
长期焦虑带来的紧张而疲惫的神色从她脸上慢慢消失了。
worry 侧重对未知事态演变的忧虑。如：
This was a genuine mistake, but it did cause me some worry.
这是好心办错事，可是确实让我担心了一阵子。
You don't have to worry about me. I'm a good swimmer.
你不用担心我。我水性很好。
Frankly, Thomas, this question of your loan is beginning to worry me.
老实讲，托马斯，你贷款的问题开始让我担心了。
He has exhibited symptoms of anxiety and overwhelming worry.
他表现出焦躁不安和过度忧虑的症状。
They no longer worry about the homogenization of culture.
他们不再担心文化的同质化。
All kids her age do silly things; it's nothing to worry about.
她这个年龄的孩子都会做傻事，根本不用担心。
care 强调因出于责任感或顾虑等而产生的不安。如：
She denied the murder of four children who were in her care.
她否认杀害了她所照管的4个孩子。
She had met both sons and did not care for either.
两个儿子她都见了，一个都不喜欢。
Condoms are an effective method of birth control if used with care.
There was no one else to take care of their children.
没有别人可以照料他们的孩子。
The children were waiting for placement in a foster care home.
这些孩子在抚育院等待安置。
Experts reveal only as much as they care to.
专家们只透露了他们想透露的那些。
 
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concern 作“关心”用时，是indifference(冷漠)的反义词，侧重对他人健康、安全等的关心，也可暗示对困难、危险或失败等的忧虑。如：
A good relationship involves concern and sensitivity for each other's feelings.
一段美满的恋情需要彼此关心并体恤对方的情感。
The technical aspects were the concern of the Army.
技术方面由陆军负责。
Today's organic wine producer is typically a small, quality-conscious family concern.
现今的有机葡萄酒生产商一般是注重品质的小型家族企业.
Leo went on, his dark eyes wide with pity and concern.
利奥接着说下去，他的黑眼睛瞪得大大的，充满怜悯和关切。
The move follows growing public concern over the spread of the disease.
针对公众对该疾病的不断蔓延日益担忧，从而出台了这一举措。
This action makes a mockery of the Government's continuing protestations of concern.
这一行动是对一再声明表示关注的政府的嘲弄。
杨迪 ：
(2018-11-26 19:19)
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