eagerness

英 [ˈiːgənɪs]

美 [ˈigərnəs]

n.  渴望；殷切；热忱；热情

TEM8

BNC.14247 / COCA.12855

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 热切的;渴望的
  If you areeager todo or have something, you want to do or have it very much.
  1. Robert was eager to talk about life in the Army...
     罗伯特很想谈谈陆军生活。
  2. When my own son was five years old, I became eager for another baby...
     我家儿子5岁的时候，我特别想再要一个孩子。
  3. The low prices still pull in crowds of eager buyers.
     低廉的价格仍然吸引了大批热切的买家。
• ADJ-GRADED （看起来或听上去）急切的，期盼的
  If you look or soundeager, you look or sound as if you expect something interesting or enjoyable to happen.
  1. Arty sneered at the crowd of eager faces around him...
     阿蒂对他身边那些期盼的面孔嗤之以鼻。
  2. Her voice was girlish and eager.
     她的声音像个小姑娘似的，而且带着一股急不可耐。

英英释义

noun

• prompt willingness
  1. readiness to continue discussions
  2. they showed no eagerness to spread the gospel
  3. they disliked his zeal in demonstrating his superiority
  4. he tried to explain his forwardness in battle
  Synonym:readinesszealforwardness
• a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
  Synonym:avidityavidnesskeenness

双语例句

• Their faces are blazing with eagerness.
  他们的脸上充满了急切的期待。
• His eagerness to go with us was obvious.
  他显然想和我们一道去。
• An envious eagerness to possess something.
  因为嫉妒而急切地想拥有某物。
• Marked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed.
  以诉诸暴力和流血的渴望为特点。
• The nation's economy is growing rapidly. People look forward to happy lives with eagerness.
  国家经济迅速发展，人民渴望过上幸福生活。
• In all, my eagerness allowed me to investigate many different possibilities for my future career.
  我的热情让我有了很多机会去取观察我未来的职业的可能性。
• Carl pushed ahead in his eagerness to reach the wall.
  卡尔为了能够到墙急切地往前挤。
• Thank you for your understanding and for your eagerness to be a part of this dynamic relationship.
  谢谢你们的理解和你们对参与充满活力的美中关系的热情。
• Marianne's eagerness to be gone declared her dependence on finding him there.
  玛丽安渴望要去，说明她有把握能在那儿找到他。
• His eagerness moved the girl deeply.
  他的热心深深地打动了她。