| 单词 | concerned |
| 释义 | concerned (once / 102 pages) adj If you're concerned, you're feeling worried. When your clumsy friend announces his plans to become a stunt double, you should be concerned for his safety, and if you're not, you're a lousy friend. The adjective concerned has roots in Latin terms for seeing clearly, as well as for being in relation to something. If you feel concerned, say for your neighbor who just bet his savings on a horse race, that's because you truly care for his well-being and you see that he's doing something stupid. Sometimes we use concerned to show the limits of our investment. As far as you are concerned, Madame X can jump off a cliff! You don't care! WORD FAMILYconcerned: concernedly, unconcerned+/concern: concerned, concerning, concerns, self-concern, unconcern/unconcern: unconcerns/unconcerned: unconcernedly USAGE EXAMPLESHe said he is concerned that three former high-level spies for Cuba are involved in their country’s engagement with the U.S. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Some industry and government officials are concerned current surveillance is insufficient. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) He was concerned that something very bad was happening in that pizzeria in Washington. New York Times(Dec 27, 2016) 1adj feeling or showing worry or solicitude concerned parents of youthful offenders was concerned about the future we feel concerned about accomplishing the task at hand greatly concerned not to disappoint a small child Syn|Ant attentive (often followed by `to') giving care or attention afraidfilled with regret or concern; used often to soften an unpleasant statement afraidfeeling worry or concern or insecurity haunted, obsessed, preoccupied, taken uphaving or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something solicitousfull of anxiety and concern troubledcharacterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need unconcerned lacking in interest or care or feeling carelessmarked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful blasenonchalantly unconcerned blithelacking or showing a lack of due concern casual, insouciant, nonchalantmarked by blithe unconcern degage, detached, uninvolvedshowing lack of emotional involvement indifferentshowing no care or concern in attitude or action untroublednot beset by troubles or disturbance or distress 2adj involved in or affected by or having a claim to or share in a memorandum to those concerned an enterprise in which three men are concerned factors concerned in the rise and fall of epidemics Syn interested involved connected by participation or association or use 3adj culpably involved all those concerned in the bribery case have been identified Syn implicated involved connected by participation or association or use |
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