释义
[ ee -ger ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈi gər / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective keen or ardent in desire or feeling; impatiently longing: I am eager for news about them. He is eager to sing.
characterized by or revealing great earnestness: an eager look.
Obsolete . keen; sharp; biting.
Origin of eager First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English egre, from Anglo-French, Old French egre, aigre, from Vulgar Latin (unattested) ācrus for Latin ācer “sharp”
SYNONYMS FOR eager 1 enthusiastic, desirous.
2 fervent, zealous, fervid, intent, intense, earnest.
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ANTONYMS FOR eager 1, 2 indifferent, uninterested.
2 heedless.
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synonym study for eager 1 . See avid.
OTHER WORDS FROM eager ea·ger·ly, adverb ea·ger·ness, noun Words nearby eager Eadred, Eads, Eadwig, -eae, Eagan, eager , eager beaver, eagle, eagle eye, eagle-eyed, eagle-hawk
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Example sentences from the Web for eager This is the Mexico that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and most major U.S. corporations, are eager to call amigo.
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So why, you might ask, are many of our leaders so eager to build it?
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"A quarter of a mile further upstream there's an old wood-road," he went on, in answer to Fred's eager query.
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Lily tossed the missile into the other girl's lap, for she was too eager to open her own two letters to cause any further delay.
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Who could resist the smiles of the chalk-faced females of Cash Street, all eager to laud his bravery.
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They sought each other with eager arms, clung together, pressing close, without further speech.
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We knew some mischief was afoot, and they were so eager on it that we came up unnoticed.
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British Dictionary definitions for eager (1 of 2) adjective (postpositive; often foll by to or for) impatiently desirous (of); anxious or avid (for) he was eager to see her departure
characterized by or feeling expectancy or great desire an eager look
archaic tart or biting; sharp
Derived forms of eager eagerly , adverb eagerness , noun Word Origin for eager C13: from Old French egre, from Latin acer sharp, keen
British Dictionary definitions for eager (2 of 2) noun a variant spelling of eagre
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