zeal
noun /ziːl/
/ziːl/
[uncountable, countable] (formal)- zeal (for/in something) great energy or enthusiasm connected with something that you feel strongly about
热情；激情 - her missionary/reforming/religious/political zeal
她的传教士般的／改革／宗教／政治热情
Topics Personal qualitiesc2- He burned with a reforming zeal.
他内心燃烧着改革的热情。 - She had a true zeal for journalism.
她对新闻工作怀有真正的热情。 - She went about the task with the zeal of an enthusiast.
她以热心支持者的热忱开始做这项工作。 - a crusading zeal to eradicate drug abuse
旨在消除滥用毒品的斗争热情 - their zeal in the promotion of education
他们对促进教育的热情
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- excessive
- crusading
- …
- burn with
- have
- show
- …
- with zeal
- zeal for
- zeal in
- …
词源late Middle English: via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek zēlos. - her missionary/reforming/religious/political zeal