心急如焚

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• 1 考试前夜，他心急如焚，怎么也睡不着。 (The night before the exam, he was extremely anxious and couldn't sleep at all.)
• 2 得知孩子走丢的消息，妈妈心急如焚，立刻冲出门去找。 (Upon hearing the news that her child was lost, the mother was frantic and rushed out the door to search.)
• 3 他焦急地等待面试结果，心急如焚地在房间里踱来踱去。 (He waited anxiously for the interview result, pacing back and forth in the room with a burning heart.)
• 4 火车马上就要开了，可朋友还没到，他心急如焚。 (The train was about to leave, but his friend hadn't arrived yet; he was extremely worried.)
• 5 看着病床上昏迷的母亲，她心急如焚，恨不得替母亲承受痛苦。 (Seeing her mother unconscious on the hospital bed, she was deeply anxious, wishing she could bear the pain for her mother.)