These words all describe feeling unhappy and afraid because you are thinking about unpleasant things that might happen or might have happened. 以上各词均指感到不安、担忧。

• worried thinking about unpleasant things that might happen or might have happened and therefore feeling unhappy and afraid 指因想到令人不快的事而担心的、担忧的
• concerned worried and feeling concern about sth 指担心的、忧虑的、关切的

worried or concerned? 用 worried 还是 concerned？

Concerned is usually used when you are talking about a problem that affects another person, society, the world, etc, while worried can be used for this or for more personal matters. * concerned 通常指对影响他人、社会、世界等问题的担忧，而 worried 既可指对这类问题、也可指对个人问题的忧虑。

• nervous feeling worried about sth or slightly afraid of sth 指焦虑的、担忧的、惶恐的
• anxious feeling worried or nervous about sth 指焦虑的、忧虑的、担心的

worried, nervous or anxious? 用 worried、nervous 还是 anxious？

Worried is the most frequent word to describe how you feel when you are thinking about a problem or something bad that might happen. Anxious can describe a stronger feeling and is more formal. Nervous is more often used to describe how you feel before you do something very important such as an exam or an interview, or something unpleasant or difficult. Nervous can describe sb's personality: a very nervous girl is often or usually nervous; a worried girl is worried on a particular occasion or about a particular thing. Worried describes her feelings, not her personality. Anxious may describe feelings or personality. * worried 最常用，表示对某个问题或可能发生的不幸有所担忧。anxious 可指较强烈的担忧和不安，且较正式。nervous 较常用以形容重要事情（如考试、面试）、令人不快或困难的事情发生前的紧张不安、战战兢兢。nervous 亦可指人的性格：a very nervous girl 指性格易紧张不安的女孩，而 a worried girl 指在某个时刻或对某事担忧的女孩。worried 形容感觉而非性格，anxious 既可形容感觉也可形容性格。

• uneasy feeling worried or unhappy about a particular situation, especially because you think sth bad may happen or because you are not sure that what you are doing is right 指担心的、忧虑的、不安的，尤其想到不幸的事情可能发生或不确定自己是否做得对

Patterns

• worried/concerned/nervous/anxious/uneasy about (doing) sth
• worried/concerned/anxious for sb/sth
• worried/concerned/nervous/anxious that…
• a(n) worried/concerned/nervous/anxious/uneasy expression/look/smile
• to get worried/nervous/anxious