We've been anxious about you. We were expecting you back much earlier.
我们都为你们着急呢。都盼着你们早点儿回来。
高二英语课文
Unit 11 Hurricane
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adj. 焦急的;渴望的;令人焦虑的;流露出忧虑的;
💡 anx苦恼+ious...的 → 焦虑的
"He seemed anxious about the meeting."
他似乎对这次会议忧心忡忡。
近义：hopeful, appetent, impatient, longing, aspiring, avid
反义：impassive, indifferent, ardorless, lackadaisical, listless, abulic
n. 背，背部;背面，反面;后面，后部;（椅子等的）靠背;
vt. 使后退;支持;加背书于;下赌注于;
vi. 后退;倒退;
adj. 背部的;后面的;以前的;拖欠的;
adv. 以前;向后地;
"Water allotments to farmers were cut back in the drought."
在干旱时期配给农民的水量减少。
近义：second, support, endorse, illustrate, document, backtrack
反义：impel, inch, save, loop, sheer, slew
earlier
['ɝlɪr]
adj. 早期的，初期的;
adv. 早期（地），初期（地）;
"The basic design of the car is very similar to that of earlier models."
这种汽车的基本设计与早期的样式非常相似。
近义：onetime, back, precedent, preceding, prevenient, previous