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单词 eager beavers
释义

eager beaver

noun

: a person who is extremely zealous about performing duties and volunteering for more

Example Sentences

When she first started working she was a real eager beaver.
Recent Examples on the Web The show starts just before 10 p.m., but eager beavers usually begin arriving downtown in early afternoon to seek out a prime viewing spot. Greg Crawford, Detroit Free Press, 19 June 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

eager beavers

noun

plural of eager beaver
as in powerhouses
informal a person who is very enthusiastic about doing something; a hardworking and eager person When she first started working she was a real eager beaver.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • powerhouses
  • achievers
  • doers
  • go-aheads
  • comers
  • highfliers
  • live wires
  • enterprisers
  • highflyers
  • bootstrappers
  • hustlers
  • individualists
  • hummers
  • go-getters
  • self-starters
  • he-men

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • putterers
  • loafers
  • goldbricks
  • idlers
  • triflers
  • dawdlers
  • procrastinators
  • loungers
  • shirkers
  • slackers
  • neglecters
  • ignorers
  • sluggards
  • malingerers
  • drones
  • laggards
  • loiterers
  • lingerers
  • lazybones
  • slowpokes
  • dalliers
  • dreamers
  • daydreamers
  • dropouts
  • ne'er-do-wells
  • stick-in-the-muds
  • quitters
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