eager
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˈiː.ɡər]
- 美式音标 [ˈiː.ɡɚ]
- 国际音标 ['i:ɡə]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- adj. 渴望的;热切的;热心的
- n. (Eager)人名;(英)伊格
词源解说
- 13世纪晚期进入英语,直接源自中古英语的egre,最初源自拉丁语的acer,意为渴望的,热心的。
用法辨析
- eager的意思是“热切的”“渴望的”,指对成功的期望或进取的热情,含有热切得难以等待或难以抑制的意味。
- eager在句中可用作定语或表语。
- eager的比较级、最高级有eagerer, eagerest和more eager, most eager两种形式。
- be eager常与介词for, about, after连用,而不与of连用,也可跟that引导的从句,属于较正式的用法,从句中的谓语动词一般为虚拟式。
- be eager也可以接动词不定式,表示“渴望做什么”,也可接由介词for所引出的逻辑主语。
- be too eager to- v 的意义不是否定的,而是肯定的。
adj. (形容词)
英汉例句
- She listened with eager attention.
她聚精会神地倾听。 - He is eager about his studies.
他对学习很热心。 - I am eager to learn how to ride a bicycle.
我急于想学会骑自行车。 - I am eager for you to meet my new friends.
我很想要你见见我的新朋友。 - The head is eager that all the workers should come in time.
队长急着要所有工人都按时来。
用作形容词 (adj.)
用作定语: ~+ n.
用作表语: S+be+~+ prep .-phrase
S+be+~+to- v
S+be+~+for n./pron. +to- v
S+be+~+that-clause
词组短语
- eager looks 焦急的样子
- eager about one 's progress 渴求进步
- eager after 渴望…
- eager after success 渴望成功
- eager for 渴望,迫切要
- eager for success 渴望成功
用作形容词 (adj.)
~+名词
~+介词
英英字典
- wanting very much to do or have something, especially something interesting or enjoyable
- If you are eager to do or have something, you want to do or have it very much.
- eagerness
- If you look or sound eager, you look or sound as if you expect something interesting or enjoyable to happen.
- eagerly
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专业释义
- 涛
- 涌潮
- 渴望的