impatience

英 [ɪmˈpeɪʃəns]

美 [ɪmˈpeɪʃəns]

n.  急躁；无耐心；不耐烦

TEM8

BNC.9012 / COCA.11344

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 不耐烦的;急躁的
  If you areimpatient, you are annoyed because you have to wait too long for something.
  1. He is impatient as the first hour passes and then another...
     一个小时、两个小时过去了,他不耐烦了。
  2. The big clubs are becoming increasingly impatient at the rate of progress.
     大牌俱乐部对缓慢的进展越来越不耐烦了。
• ADJ-GRADED 易发火的;无耐心的
  If you areimpatient, you are easily irritated by things.
  1. Beware of being too impatient with others...
     注意不要对人不耐烦。
  2. He threw it aside with an impatient gesture and another oath and walked off.
     他不耐烦地把它扔到一边,又骂了一句,然后走开了。
• ADJ 迫不及待的;切望的;急不可耐的
  If you areimpatient todo something orimpatient forsomething to happen, you are eager to do it or for it to happen and do not want to wait.
  1. He was impatient to get home...
     他迫不及待想要回家。
  2. They are impatient for jobs and security.
     他们渴望得到工作，获取安全感。

英英释义

noun

• a dislike of anything that causes delay
• a restless desire for change and excitement
• a lack of patience
  Synonym:restlessness

双语例句

• I was all but dancing with impatience in the checkout line and sighed with exasperation.
  站在结账队伍里的我不耐烦的动来动去，恼怒的叹了口气。
• Some people think the period of transition is too long and give way to impatience.
  有人认为过渡时期太长了，发生急躁情绪。
• After hearing this, he made a movement of impatience.
  听了这话，他做了个不耐烦的动作。
• Sunday, their manager voted for prudence over impatience.
  他们的总教练选择了慎重而不急躁。
• But he has previously hinted at his impatience with the long wait for succession.
  不过他先前也暗示了自己等待继位时间太久，已经不耐烦了。
• She came home with impatience to tell us the news.
  她迫不及待地回家来告诉我们这个消息。
• In fact, I was a good start and he said, his impatience makes me happy.
  其实一开始我是好好和他说的，他那不耐烦的样子令我不高兴。
• Chris watched me with some impatience.
  克里斯有些不耐烦地看着我。
• Try to control your impatience when any unexpected problem arises.
  当出现没有预料到的问题时要尽量控制住你的急躁情绪。
• Yes, Bellatrix, I stayed, said Snape, betraying a hint of impatience for the first time.
  是的，贝拉特里克斯，我留下来了。斯内普说，第一次流露出不耐烦。