eager
eager 英 [ˈi:gə(r)] 美 [ˈiɡɚ]
adj. 渴望的；渴求的；热切的
名词复数:eagers
- The adjective eager describes someone is excited about or impatient for something. If you want to be a doctor one day, you might be eager to dissect a frog in biology. Your squeamish friend? Not so eager.
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- adj. 渴望的；渴求的；热切的
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1. eager crowds outside the stadium
体育场外急不可耐的人群
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2. She is eager for her parents' approval.
她渴望得到父母的赞许。
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3. Everyone in the class seemed eager to learn.
班上每个人似乎都热爱学习。
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4. I couldn't hide my eagerness to get back home.
我无法掩饰想回家的渴望。
- eager (adj.) late 13c., "strenuous, ardent, fierce, angry," from Old French aigre "sour, acid; harsh, bitter, rough; eager greedy; lively, active, forceful," from Vulgar Latin *acrus (source also of Italian agro, Spanish agrio), from Latin acer "keen, sharp, pointed, piercing; acute, ardent, zealous" (from PIE root *ak- "be sharp, rise (out) to a point, pierce").
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