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

• Couple that with some enthusiasm and eagerness to do a good job, and you're a great candidate.
  抱着强大的热情和渴望来做好工作，你会是个很好的员工。
• An envious eagerness to possess something.
  因为嫉妒而急切地想拥有某物。
• 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。
• Carl pushed ahead in his eagerness to reach the wall.
  卡尔为了能够到墙急切地往前挤。
• In their eagerness to find a solution they may have overlooked certain financial difficulties.
  他们急于找到解决的方案，可能忽略了某些财政上的困难。
• The eagerness and belief that filled me* and exacted a pledge from life that life could never fulfill?
  当时的渴望和信念令我昏了头，向生活索取了一个它不可能兑现的诺言？
• 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。
• His eagerness to get back to work was quite obvious.
  他急于回去工作这一点是很明显的。
• A sort of vapid eagerness flitted across Winston's face at the mention of Big Brother.
  提到老大哥，温斯顿的脸上便了无生气地掠过了一丝向往的表情。
• 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。