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agog

英 [əˈɡɒɡ]

美 [əˈɡɑːɡ]

adj.  兴奋期待; 急切了解

GRE

BNC.34777 / COCA.31365

同义词辨析

eageragoganxiousimpatientkeen【导航词义:热切的,渴望的】

eageradj. 热切的,渴望的
〔辨析〕
指对即将发生的事情或想要做的事情感到热切和兴奋的,含有迫不及待之意,常后接介词 for 或动词不定式。
〔例证〕
All the students in her class are eager to learn.
她班上的学生都渴望学习。
She is eager for success.
她渴望取胜。
Our company is eager to expand into new markets.
我们公司急欲开辟新的市场。
agogadj. 急切的,兴奋期待的
〔辨析〕
指非常激动或迫不及待地想要进一步了解某事的,只作表语。
〔例证〕
We waited agog for the next part of his story.
我们急切地等他讲下一段故事。
They are all agog to know the news about the World Cup.
他们都渴望获知有关世界杯足球赛的消息。
anxiousadj. 急切的,渴望的
〔辨析〕
指非常急切地想做某事或渴望某事发生的。
〔例证〕
He is anxious to improve his working conditions.
他急于改善自己的工作条件。
The management is anxious to avoid another strike.
管理层亟欲避免另一场罢工。
impatientadj. 迫不及待的,切盼的
〔辨析〕
指迫切渴望某事发生而不想等待的,只作表语。
〔例证〕
These soldiers are impatient to leave Iraq.
这些士兵迫不及待地想要离开伊拉克。
She is impatient for her husband to come back.
她盼着丈夫快点回来。
keenadj. 〈尤英〉渴望的,热切的
〔辨析〕
指因兴趣或欲望强烈而急于做某事或渴望某事发生的,通常后接介词 on 或动词不定式。
〔例证〕
She was keen on going to the picnic.
她很想参加这次野餐。
They were keen on going to Europe in the spring.
他们热切盼望春天去欧洲。
She is keen to pass the exams.
她迫切想要通过考试。

牛津词典

    adj.

    • 兴奋期待;急切了解
      excited and very interested to find out sth

      柯林斯词典

      • ADJ 渴望的;急切的;热切期待的
        If you areagog, you are excited about something, and eager to know more about it.
        1. The city was agog with rumours last night that the two had been executed.
          那两人已被处决的传言昨晚搞得全城沸沸扬扬。

      英英释义

      adj

      • highly excited

        双语例句

        • She was all agog to hear what had happened.
          她急切的想听到发生了什么。
        • By the time Mr. and Mrs. Chou had come dashing out all agog to meet Miss Su and to invite her in for a moment, her car had already sped off.
          到周先生周太太大惊小怪赶出来认苏小姐,要招待她进去小坐,她汽车早开走了。
        • The city was agog with rumours last night that the two had been executed.
          那两人已被处决的传言昨晚搞得全城沸沸扬扬。
        • Be agog for news/ to hear the news
          亟待得到[听到]消息
        • While the world is agog over international transmission of the swine flu, let me take this teachable moment to remind people, animals bite back.
          当世界热切希望结束国际猪流感的传播的时候,让我借此施教时刻提醒人们,动物会对我们以牙还牙。
        • Now popular culture in America and elsewhere in the west is agog about the physical prowess of these highly toned men who suffer hellish tests in order to enter this elite killing machine.
          现在,美国乃至西方其他国家的流行文化都对海豹部队的体能惊叹不已,这些体格强健的男人经受了地狱般的考验才得以成为这个精锐的杀人机器的一分子。
        • The children were all agog ( with excitement) as the actor pulled a gun from his pocket.
          当演员从口袋掏出手枪时孩子们个个都兴奋异常的等著看他下面怎麽做。
        • The prospect of Christmas left the children agog.
          即将到来的圣诞节让孩子们很激动。
        • The villagers were agog to hear the news.
          村民们很兴奋地急着要听那消息。
        • All London was agog to see the two "parents" of radium.
          伦敦全城都渴望见到这两位镭的父母。