| 单词 | eager |
| 释义 | eager (iːgəʳ ) 1. adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE, ADJECTIVE to-infinitive] B2 If you are eager to do or have something, you want to do or have it very much. Robert was eager to talk about life in the Army. When my own son was five years old, I became eager for another baby. [+ for] The low prices still pull in crowds of eager buyers. Synonyms: anxious, keen, raring, hungry eagerness uncountable noun B2 ...an eagerness to learn. Synonyms: longing, anxiety, hunger, yearning 2. adjective B2 If you look or sound eager, you look or sound as if you expect something interesting or enjoyable to happen. Arty sneered at the crowd of eager faces around him. Her voice was girlish and eager. Synonyms: keen, interested, earnest, intense eagerly adverb [ADVERB after verb] B2 'So what do you think will happen?' he asked eagerly. eagerness uncountable noun B2 ...a woman speaking with breathless eagerness. Synonyms: passion, interest, enthusiasm, intensity Idioms: an eager beaver someone who is very enthusiastic about work or very anxious to please other people George was like a sneaky kid. He lied, boasted, was an eager beaver without the ability to live up to his promises. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: eager fan He behaves almost as an eager fan. Times, Sunday Times This new tour premiered new songs to an eager fan base. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Although convenient, they had more than a few interruptions — but not from eager fans. The Sun They currently only come in two sizes - and eager fans will probably have to join a waiting list. The Sun Considering how eager fans are to swipe hats from his head, maybe the cheaper option isn't a bad idea. The Sun The eager youngster was determined to win the ball by fair means or foul as he trod on the royal toes during a kickabout. The Sun By 7pm, a long queue of several hundred eager youngsters are waiting for admittance. Times, Sunday Times Clubs often organise fun family activities and summer holidays for eager youngsters. Times, Sunday Times When the leaves have fallen, don't be overly eager to tidy them up. Times, Sunday Times Every year, many students fall into this trap, so traumatised are they by missing their grades, and overly eager to get something 'in the bag'. Times, Sunday Times Everybody's overly eager to expose themselves. Times, Sunday Times Such actions were often adopted in all innocence based on erroneous pedigrees produced by genealogists overly eager to please their patrons. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 渴望的 Japanese: 熱望する |
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