英语词汇“eager”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	eager
释义	ea·ger I. \ˈēgə(r)\ adjective (sometimes -er/-est) Etymology: Middle English egre sharp, sour, eager, from Old French aigre, from Latin acer sharp, sour, spirited, zealous; akin to Greek akros highest, extreme, Sanskrit aśri corner, edge — more at edge 1. : marked of its kind by reason of notable development of some quality (as sourness, savor, fierceness, violence, chill, or vigor) — obs. except of weather phenomena < an eager breeze ruffled the lake > < a nipping and an eager air — Shakespeare > 2. : having or characterized by strong and urgent interest, desire, ardor, enthusiasm, or impatience < an eager lad determined to make his mark > < they were eager to get on their way before the storm broke > 3. obsolete, of metal : brittle : lacking in ductility or temper Synonyms: avid, keen, anxious, agog, athirst: eager is likely to imply ardor, enthusiasm, and impatient reluctance at delay < the parent, moreover, is likely to be too eager and too much interested in his child's progress — Bertrand Russell > < when the boys saw one another taking their seats, they were as eager as before they had been slow; and they hustled each other at the bottom of the table — Anthony Trollope > avid may have suggestions of intense desire or insatiability < the westward-moving settlers, avid for land — D.E.Clark > < outward satiety such as follows a too avid thirst for pleasure — G.W.Russell > < she watched him eagerly, avid for any gleam of surprise or disapproval — Margery Allingham > keen suggests sharp and lively interest marked by lasting intensity and ready responsiveness < I was making the acquaintance of my shipmates, and so keen on learning my new duties that the days were all too short — C.B.Nordhoff & J.N.Hall > < she was a keen horticulturist, and won prizes at all the local flower shows — John Buchan > anxious may suggest deep desire intermixed with worry and fear of frustration or disappointment < the average immigrant was pathetically anxious to become an American — Allan Nevins & H.S.Commager > < the schoolmasters may be pathetically anxious to guide boys right, and to guard them from evil — A.C.Benson > < I am particularly anxious in this lecture not to assume the role of Christian apologist — W.R.Inge > agog suggests excited or impatient expectancy < awaiting him impatiently, agog with curiosity — Fred Majdalany > < a greenhorn who arrives in Australia, all agog to begin life as a station owner — Leslie Rees > athirst may suggest yearning or longing < on naturalism and materialism a constant war is waged by one or two great souls athirst for pure aesthetic rapture — Clive Bell > < older boys and girls eager for the universities, all of them athirst for experience — Saturday Review > II. variant of eagre
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