eager
adjective /ˈiːɡə(r)/
/ˈiːɡər/
- very interested and excited by something that is going to happen or about something that you want to do; showing this
热切的；渴望的；渴求的 - eager crowds outside the stadium
体育场外急不可耐的人群 - Small eager faces looked up and listened.
一张张热切的小脸仰着头听着。 - eager for something She is eager for (= wants very much to get) her parents' approval.
她渴望得到父母的赞许。 - eager to do something Everyone in the class seemed eager to learn.
班上每个人似乎都热爱学习。 - They're eager to please (= wanting to be helpful).
他们竭力讨好。
Topics Feelingsc1- They were only too eager to help us.
他们很急切地想帮助我们。 - Muir's friends were especially eager for him to write the book.
缪尔的朋友特别急切地想让他写这部书。 - We were eager for news.
我们渴望得到消息。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- look
- …
- extremely
- only too
- really
- …
- for
词源Middle English (also in the sense ‘pungent, sour’): from Old French aigre ‘keen’, from Latin acer, acr- ‘sharp, pungent’. - eager crowds outside the stadium