| 单词 | eager beaver |
| 释义 | eager beaver (once / 241211 pages) n An eager beaver is someone who has an unbelievable amount of energy and enthusiasm — like the volunteer who shows up early because he's so excited to start working at the tutoring center. Use the phrase eager beaver when you're talking about the first person to raise her hand in class or about the first volunteer to take out the trash. If you've ever witnessed a beaver building a dam, you have an idea of where this saying came from — beavers are unbelievably hard-working and industrious, completing impressive amounts of labor in a short time. WORD FAMILYeager beaver: eager beavers USAGE EXAMPLESWriters for medical and productivity apps make character decisions such as whether bots should be workaholics, eager beavers or self-effacing. Washington Post(Apr 07, 2016) Mr. Kinnucan’s email, in which he mocked Mr. Makol and another agent as “eager beavers,” effectively halted certain undercover investigations. New York Times(Apr 16, 2015) Most people would like to be seen as determined go-getters not eager beavers. Forbes(Apr 14, 2015) n an alert and energetic person Syn|Hypo|Hyper busy bee, live wire, sharpie, sharpy goffer, gopher a zealously energetic person (especially a salesman) actor, doer, worker a person who acts and gets things done |
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