anxiously

/ˈæŋkʃəsɫi/ adv B1 ✓

In an anxious manner; with painful uncertainty; solicitously.

Word Origin From Latin anxius 'troubled, uneasy', which comes from angere 'to choke, squeeze' — the same root as anger and anguish. Anxiously means in a state of mental tightness or worry. The -ly suffix makes it an adverb.

adv In an anxious manner; with painful uncertainty; solicitously. B1 ✓

He paced anxiously while waiting for the phone call.

(副词) 焦虑地;不安地;担忧地;急切地

他焦急地踱步,等待着电话。

(adverbio) ansiosamente; con ansiedad; nerviosamente; inquietamente [De manera ansiosa; con dolorosa incertidumbre; solícitamente.]

Caminaba de un lado a otro con ansiedad mientras esperaba la llamada.

(adverbe) anxieusement; avec anxiété; avec inquiétude; nerveusement; avec angoisse [De manière inquiète ; avec une incertitude douloureuse ; avec sollicitude.]

Il faisait les cent pas **anxiously** en attendant l'appel téléphonique.

(Adverb) ängstlich; besorgt; unruhig [**Anxiously** bedeutet auf eine ängstliche oder besorgte Weise; mit schmerzhafter Unsicherheit oder Fürsorge.]

Er ging **anxiously** auf und ab, während er auf den Anruf wartete.

(副詞) 不安そうな様子で。苦痛を伴う不確かさを伴って。気にかけるように。

彼は電話を待ちながら、そわそわと部屋を行き来した。

(advérbio) ansiosamente; nervosamente; inquietamente; apreensivamente [De maneira ansiosa; com incerteza dolorosa; solicitamente.]

Ele andava de um lado para o outro ansiosamente enquanto esperava pela ligação.

Word parts: anxious + ly

Common collocations

ask verb look verb wait verb watch verb await verb right adv peer verb glance verb lip subst scan verb stare verb towards prep

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