worried

Compared meaning: feeling concerned or nervous about something (adjective).

比较义项：因某事而感到担心、不安（形容词）。

• worried 本词

  The most common, neutral word for feeling concern about someone or something specific; used in everyday speech about ordinary problems, big or small.

  最常见、中性的词，表示对某人或某事感到担心；用于日常口语，大小问题都能用。

  Mom was worried when I didn't call to say I got home safely.

  妈妈担心，因为我到家后没有打电话报平安。

• troubled

  Suggests deeper or more prolonged distress, often caused by something serious, confusing or morally difficult; more formal and literary than worried.

  表示更深或更持久的烦恼，往往由严重、令人困惑或道德上棘手的事情引起；比worried更正式、更书面化。

  He grew troubled after learning his business partner had lied to him for months.

  得知生意伙伴欺骗了他好几个月后，他变得烦恼不已。

• anxious

  Emphasizes nervous anticipation about a future or uncertain event, often with physical unease like inability to relax or sleep.

  强调对未来或不确定事件的紧张期待，常伴有难以放松、难以入睡等身体上的不安。

  She felt anxious for days before the results of her medical test came back.

  在体检结果出来之前，她焦虑了好几天。

• uneasy

  Describes a vague, instinctive feeling that something is wrong, often without a clear or identifiable cause.

  表示一种模糊的、本能的不对劲的感觉，往往说不出明确的原因。

  He felt uneasy the moment he stepped into the empty house, though nothing seemed wrong.

  他一踏进那栋空房子就感到不安，尽管看起来一切正常。

All four describe feeling concerned. Worried is the most common, neutral word for any concern. Troubled suggests deeper, more formal distress, often from something serious. Anxious stresses nervous anticipation about the future, often with unease. Uneasy is a vague, instinctive feeling that something is wrong.

这四个词在表示因某事而感到担心、不安时意义相近，但语气和使用场合有差异：worried最口语化，troubled程度更深、更正式，anxious强调对未来的紧张期待，uneasy则是说不出明确原因的隐隐不安。这里不比较troubled表示“问题重重”（如troubled childhood）的用法，也不比较anxious表示“急切渴望”（如anxious to help）的用法。