critical

report an emergency

anxiously ⇒ 他急于要走。 Tā jíyú yào zǒu. → He is anxious to go. ⇒ 不要急于下结论。 Bùyào jíyú xià jiélùn. → Don't be in such a hurry to pass judgment.

( 短促 ) rapid

eager ⇒ 我怀着急切的心情等他的来信。 Wǒ huáizhe jíqiè de xīnqíng děng tā de láixìn. → I waited eagerly for his letter.

rapidly ⇒ 那座城市的环境急剧恶化。 Nà zuò chéngshì de huánjìng jíjù èhuà. → The environment in the city is rapidly getting worse.

hurriedly

acute

give first-aid ( pt gave ) , pp given

emergency treatment

impatient

urgent

rapidly ⇒ 经济形势急速恶化。 Jīngjì xíngshì jísù èhuà. → The economy is deteriorating rapidly.

fast-flowing

urgent

anxious ⇒ 她为母亲的健康而感到焦急。 Tā wèi mǔqīn de jiànkāng ér gǎndào jiāojí. → She's anxious about her mother's health. ⇒ 她焦急地等待着丈夫归来。 Tā jiāojí de děngdàizhe zhàngfu guīlái. → She waited anxiously for her husband to return.

worried ⇒ 别着急,休息几天就好了。 Bié zháojí, xiūxi jǐ tiān jiù hǎo le. → Don't worry, you'll be fine after a few days' rest.

urgent

degree of urgency

hothead

top priority ⇒ 我们的当务之急是解决资金问题。 Wǒmen de dāng wù zhī jí shì jiějué zījīn wèntí. → Our top priority is to resolve the issue of funding.

extremely anxious

show resourcefulness in an emergency

seek short-term benefits

be in too much of a rush ⇒ 我们慢慢解决这个问题,不可操之过急。 Wǒmen mànmàn jiějué zhège wèntí, bùkě cāo zhī guò jí. → Let's take our time over this problem. We don't want to be in too much of a rush.

exasperated

matter of extreme urgency

clutch at straws ⇒ 他狗急跳墙,口不择言。 Tā gǒu jí tiào qiáng, kǒu bù zé yán. → He's really clutching at straws now — he'll say whatever it takes.