anxiety

Compared meaning: feeling worried or afraid (verb: worry; nouns: anxiety, panic).

比较义项：因担忧、不安或恐惧而产生的情绪反应（worry 为动词，anxiety、panic 为名词）。

• worry

  The only verb in the set, meaning to feel or cause someone to feel troubled about something; usually mild and about everyday concerns.

  此义项中唯一的动词，指为某事而感到或使人感到烦恼不安；通常程度较轻，涉及日常小事。

  Don't worry about the test, you studied enough.

  别担心考试了，你已经复习得很充分了。

• anxiety 本词

  A noun for a lasting, low-level nervous feeling, often anticipating something uncertain in the future; stronger and more persistent than worry.

  名词，指一种持续、程度较低的紧张不安情绪，常常是对未来不确定之事的预先担忧；比 worry 更强烈、更持久。

  He felt a wave of anxiety before his job interview.

  面试前，他感到一阵焦虑。

• panic

  A noun for a sudden, intense fear that overwhelms someone and disrupts clear thinking, often triggered by immediate danger or an emergency.

  名词，指突如其来、强烈到让人无法清醒思考的恐惧感，通常由眼前的危险或紧急情况引发。

  Don't panic, we still have plenty of time to catch the train.

  别惊慌，我们还有充足的时间赶上火车。

Worry, anxiety, and panic all describe fear from being troubled, but the intensity grows. Worry is the only verb, meaning to feel mild trouble. Anxiety is a noun for a nervous feeling about the future. Panic is a noun for intense fear that stops thought.

这三个词都表示因担心而产生的不安或恐惧情绪，程度依次增强：worry 只是轻度挂心，anxiety 是持续的紧张不安，panic 则是突如其来、强烈到让人无法清醒思考的恐慌。这里只比较这一情绪义项，不涉及 worry 作名词表示“担忧的事”、anxiety 表示医学意义的“焦虑症”，或 panic 作动词表示“惊慌逃窜”等其他用法。