impatient

impatient

形容词： 1. 不耐烦的；急躁的；焦虑的 2. 渴望的；迫切的 名词： 1. 不耐烦的人；急躁的人

词义辨析

impatient和eager都可以表示“渴望的”，但impatient更强调焦虑和不耐烦的情感。 例如： - She is impatient to start her new job. （她迫不及待地开始新工作。） - The children are eager to open their presents. （孩子们急切地想要打开礼物。）

词汇扩充

- impatience：不耐烦；急躁；焦虑 - impatiently：不耐烦地；急躁地；焦虑地 - impatience with：对...不耐烦；对...急躁

近义词

1. restless：不安的；焦躁的 2. eager：渴望的；热切的 3. hasty：急躁的；草率的 4. anxious：焦虑的；渴望的

反义词

1. patient：耐心的 2. calm：冷静的；沉着的 3. content：满足的；知足的

柯林斯词典解释

impatient (adj.) If you are impatient, you are annoyed because of a delay or because something is not happening as quickly as you want it to. - He was impatient to get back to work. If you are impatient with someone, you are annoyed with them because of their behaviour or because they take a long time to do something. - She had grown impatient with his indecision. If you are impatient for something or impatient to do something, you are eager to have it or do it and do not want to wait any longer than necessary. - I was impatient to be gone.

牛津词典解释

impatient (adj.) 1. Having or showing a tendency to be quickly irritated or provoked. - He was impatient with the slow pace of progress. 2. Restlessly eager. - She was impatient for success.

用法

impatient作形容词时，常与介词"with"连用，表示对某人或某事不耐烦。 例如： - I'm impatient with her for being late again. impatient作名词时，指一个不耐烦或急躁的人。 例如： - The impatient honked his car horn repeatedly.

例句

1. She grew impatient waiting for the bus.（她等公车等得不耐烦了。） 2. He tapped his foot impatiently.（他不耐烦地用脚踢地。） 3. The impatient child kept asking when dinner would be ready.（这个不耐烦的孩子一直问晚饭什么时候准备好。） 4. I'm impatient to hear the results of the exam.（我急切地想听到考试结果。） 5. She was impatient with her slow computer.（她对她的电脑运行缓慢感到不耐烦。） 6. The manager's impatience was evident as he paced back and forth.（经理焦躁的情绪显而易见，他来回踱步。） 7. The teacher tried to remain calm despite the students' impatience.（尽管学生们不耐烦，老师试图保持冷静。） 8. She found it hard to hide her impatience with their constant interruptions.（她很难掩饰对他们不断打断的不耐烦。） 9. His impatience with their lack of progress was evident.（他对他们的进展缓慢表现出明显的不耐烦。） 10. The child's impatience was understandable, as they eagerly awaited the arrival of their birthday presents.（孩子的不耐烦是可以理解的，他们急切地等待着生日礼物的到来。） 11. She was restless and impatient to start her new job.（她不安和急切地开始她的新工作。） 12. The audience grew eager and impatient for the concert to begin.（观众渴望且不耐烦地等待音乐会开始。） 13. He made a hasty decision without considering all the facts.（他没有考虑所有事实就匆忙做出了决定。） 14. The anxious students waited anxiously for their exam results.（焦虑的学生们急切地等待着考试结果。） 15. She was patient and calm despite the chaos around her.（尽管周围一片混乱，她仍然很耐心和冷静。） 16. The teacher's calm demeanor helped the students feel at ease during the exam.（老师冷静的态度帮助学生在考试期间感到放松。） 17. After years of hard work, she finally felt content with her life.（经过多年的努力，她终于对自己的生活感到满足。） 18. The child's content smile showed his satisfaction with his art project.（孩子满意的微笑显示出他对自己的艺术项目的满意。） 19. He was impatient to leave the boring meeting and get back to work.（他迫不及待地想离开无聊的会议，回去工作。） 20. The customers grew impatient with the slow service at the restaurant.（顾客们对餐厅慢吞吞的服务变得不耐烦。）