impatient

英 [ɪmˈpeɪʃnt] 美 [ɪmˈpeɪʃnt]

adj.  不耐烦的; 没有耐心的; 急于; 热切期待; (对不愉快的事)不能容忍,不愿接受

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.7043 / COCA.7451



牛津词典

adj.

  1. 不耐烦的;没有耐心的
    annoyed or irritated by sb/sth, especially because you have to wait for a long time
    1. I'd been waiting for twenty minutes and I was getting impatient.
      我等了二十分钟,有点不耐烦了。
    2. Try not to be too impatient with her.
      尽量别对她太没耐心。
    3. Sarah was becoming increasingly impatient at their lack of interest.
      萨拉对他们的缺乏兴趣的情况越来越不能忍耐了。
    4. He waved them away with an impatient gesture.
      他厌烦地挥手把他们打发走了。
  2. 急于;热切期待
    wanting to do sth soon; wanting sth to happen soon
    1. She was clearly impatient to leave.
      她显然是迫不及待地想离开。
    2. impatient for change
      急于求变
  3. (对不愉快的事)不能容忍,不愿接受
    unable or unwilling to accept sth unpleasant
    1. impatient of criticism
      不愿接受批评

柯林斯词典

  1. ADJ-GRADED 不耐烦的;急躁的
    If you are impatient, you are annoyed because you have to wait too long for something.
    1. He is impatient as the first hour passes and then another...
      一个小时、两个小时过去了,他不耐烦了。
    2. The big clubs are becoming increasingly impatient at the rate of progress.
      大牌俱乐部对缓慢的进展越来越不耐烦了。
  2. ADJ-GRADED 易发火的;无耐心的
    If you are impatient, you are easily irritated by things.
    1. Beware of being too impatient with others...
      注意不要对人不耐烦。
    2. He threw it aside with an impatient gesture and another oath and walked off.
      他不耐烦地把它扔到一边,又骂了一句,然后走开了。
  3. ADJ 迫不及待的;切望的;急不可耐的
    If you are impatient to do something or impatient for something to happen, you are eager to do it or for it to happen and do not want to wait.
    1. He was impatient to get home...
      他迫不及待想要回家。
    2. They are impatient for jobs and security.
      他们渴望得到工作,获取安全感。

双语例句

  1. Beware of being too impatient with others
    注意不要对他人太没有耐心。
  2. 'The community are getting impatient,' said a representative of the Residents 'Association
    “社区居民开始不耐烦了,”居民协会的一位代表说。
  3. He is impatient with those who decry the scheme
    对于那些反对该方案的人,他表现得很不耐烦。
  4. He is impatient as the first hour passes and then another
    一个小时、两个小时过去了,他不耐烦了。
  5. The big clubs are becoming increasingly impatient at the rate of progress.
    大牌俱乐部对缓慢的进展越来越不耐烦了。
  6. He threw it aside with an impatient gesture and another oath and walked off.
    他不耐烦地把它扔到一边,又骂了一句,然后走开了。
  7. He was impatient to get home
    他迫不及待想要回家。
  8. They are impatient for jobs and security.
    他们渴望得到工作,获取安全感。
  9. His petulance made her impatient.
    他的任性让她无法忍受。
  10. He went on listening to her, at times impatient and at times fascinated.
    他继续听她讲,有时很不耐烦,有时深受吸引。
  11. It's true she gets madly impatient with him, but what mother doesn't?
    她确实对他极其不耐烦,但哪个母亲不是这样呢?
  12. Don't be impatient with your children.
    对孩子们不能心急。
  13. He was impatient of all this waiting.
    他等得心急了。
  14. When the ceremony was over he was most impatient to have a private talk with us.
    仪式一完,他就急不可待地与我们单独进行了会谈。
  15. The junior executive was impatient for promotion but knew that he would only get it by stepping into a dead man's shoes.
    这位下级行政管员急不可待地想晋升,但他知道只有待某人退休后接替其职位,才能获得晋升。
  16. Tell him not to be impatient. that's the golden rule in politics.
    告诉他可别不耐心,这在政治上是特别重要的原则。
  17. On no account must we be impatient.
    无论如何不能急躁。
  18. They were impatient to know what had happened.
    他们都迫不及待地想知道发生了什么事。
  19. One who has an impatient disposition is likely to make mistakes.
    急性子的人,做事容易出差错。
  20. I am getting impatient at having to wait so long.
    等这么长时间我都不耐烦了。
  21. For one thing, I'm stubborn and a little impatient.
    首先,我是一个倔强和有点没有耐心的人。
  22. I think your friend's growing a little impatient.
    我想你的朋友有点不耐烦了。
  23. I'm too impatient to wait to see it.
    我都有点迫不及待地想看了。
  24. You know, I was getting impatient.
    要知道我当时已经不耐烦了。
  25. While waiting, she was getting more and more impatient.
    她等得越来越不耐烦了。
  26. Mom: In short, you become more and more impatient with me after wedding.
    妈妈:总而言之,结婚后你对我越来越不耐烦了。
  27. After a while I got impatient and said, what next.
    过了一会儿,我不耐烦了,问,然后如何。
  28. Your friends seem a IittIe impatient.
    你的朋友似乎有点不耐烦了。
  29. I was impatient at his delay in answering.
    我对他的迟延答覆感到不耐烦。
  30. I will not be too impatient at your selfishness and folly.
    我不会容忍你的自私和愚昧。

同义词辨析

  eager agog anxious impatient keen 【导航词义:热切的,渴望的】

  eager adj. 热切的,渴望的

〔辨析〕指对即将发生的事情或想要做的事情感到热切和兴奋的,含有迫不及待之意,常后接介词 for 或动词不定式。

〔例证〕
All the students in her class are eager to learn.
她班上的学生都渴望学习。
She is eager for success.
她渴望取胜。
Our company is eager to expand into new markets.
我们公司急欲开辟新的市场。

  agog adj. 急切的,兴奋期待的

〔辨析〕指非常激动或迫不及待地想要进一步了解某事的,只作表语。

〔例证〕
We waited agog for the next part of his story.
我们急切地等他讲下一段故事。
They are all agog to know the news about the World Cup.
他们都渴望获知有关世界杯足球赛的消息。

  anxious adj. 急切的,渴望的

〔辨析〕指非常急切地想做某事或渴望某事发生的。

〔例证〕
He is anxious to improve his working conditions.
他急于改善自己的工作条件。
The management is anxious to avoid another strike.
管理层亟欲避免另一场罢工。

  impatient adj. 迫不及待的,切盼的

〔辨析〕指迫切渴望某事发生而不想等待的,只作表语。

〔例证〕
These soldiers are impatient to leave Iraq.
这些士兵迫不及待地想要离开伊拉克。
She is impatient for her husband to come back.
她盼着丈夫快点回来。

  keen adj. 〈尤英〉渴望的,热切的

〔辨析〕指因兴趣或欲望强烈而急于做某事或渴望某事发生的,通常后接介词 on 或动词不定式。

〔例证〕
She was keen on going to the picnic.
她很想参加这次野餐。
They were keen on going to Europe in the spring.
他们热切盼望春天去欧洲。
She is keen to pass the exams.
她迫切想要通过考试。

英英释义

adj

  1. restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
    1. impatient with the slower students
    2. impatient of criticism