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

• The eagerness with which you discuss the job rather than the salary may reveal your enthusiasm for work.
  积极地谈论工作而不是急于打听工资，表明你对工作非常热情。
• In our eagerness to make a living, we often forget about our quality of life.
  在我们迫切谋生的同时，我们往往遗忘了我们生活的品质。
• Carl pushed ahead in his eagerness to reach the wall.
  卡尔为了能够到墙急切地往前挤。
• This eagerness to learn and the industriousness of all class members are special aspects of the EMBA learning environment.
  这种渴望学习和所有类成员的勤奋是特殊方面的EMBA课程的学习环境。
• I can understand their eagerness that you should be the main speaker.
  我理解希望你作主要发言人的殷切心情。
• 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。
• Her eagerness moved all the people.
  她的热心感动了所有的人。
• Herzog felt a deep, dizzy eagerness to begin.
  赫索格感到一种深切而晕眩的渴望又开始了。
• It didn't take me long to lose my eagerness to answer questions.
  它没有考虑我长期失去我的热心回答问题。
• His eagerness to go with us was obvious.
  他显然想和我们一道去。