eager ♦︎ enthusiastic ♦︎ keen ♦︎ anxious ♦︎ hungry ♦︎ avid ♦︎ mad ♦︎ zealous ♦︎ impatientThese words all describe people who want to do sth, or want sth to happen, very much.這些詞均表示熱切的、渴望的、充滿期待的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆eager / keen / anxious / hungry / avid / mad / impatient for sth◆enthusiastic / mad about sth◆keen / mad on sth◆eager / enthusiastic / keen / anxious / impatient to do sth◆eager / keen / anxious that...◆an enthusiastic / a keen supporter / admirer◆an enthusiastic / a keen / an avid collector / fan◆a keen / an avid reader / interest◆very eager / enthusiastic / keen / anxious / impatient◆extremely enthusiastic / keen / anxious / zealous / impatient■eagervery interested and excited by sth that is going to happen or about sth that you want to do熱切的;渴望的;渴求的◆Eager crowds waited outside the stadium.人群在體育場外焦急地等候。◆She is eager for(= wants very much to get) her parents' approval.她渴望得到父母的贊同。◆Everyone in the class seemed eager to learn.班上每個人似乎都很好學。◆They're eager to please(= they want to be helpful).他們竭力討好。OPPreluctant ⇨ reluctant▸eagerly
adverb
◆the band's eagerly awaited new CD這一樂隊備受企盼的新唱片▸eagerness
noun
[uncountable, singular] ◆I couldn't hide my eagerness to get back home.我無法掩飾想回家的渴望。■enthusiasticfeeling or showing a lot of excitement about and/or interest in sb/sth熱情的;熱心的;滿腔熱忱的◆I love playing to such an enthusiastic audience.我很高興能爲這麽熱情洋溢的觀衆演奏。◆They gave her an enthusiastic welcome.他們熱烈歡迎她。◆You don't sound very enthusiastic about the idea.你好像對這個主意不太感興趣。OPPlukewarm ⇨ indifferent see also enthusiast ⇨ fan▸enthusiastically
adverb
◆They responded enthusiastically to the plan.他們對這個計劃反應熱烈。▸enthusiasm
noun
[uncountable, singular] ◆I can't say I share your enthusiasm for the idea.我可不像你那樣,對這個想法那麽感興趣。NOTE辨析 Eager or enthusiastic?Being enthusiastic can be a more generous feeling than being eager. People are often eager about things that they want for themselves. * enthusiastic所表達的情感比eager更無私。eager常指渴望得到自己想要的東西◆The low prices still pull in crowds of eager buyers.低廉的價格仍然吸引急不可耐的人群前來搶購。People are often enthusiastic about other people and their ideas and achievements. * enthusiastic常指對他人及他人的想法和成就表現出熱情◆an enthusiastic welcome / reception / response熱烈的歡迎;熱情的接待;熱烈的反應◆enthusiastic support / applause / praise熱心的支持;熱烈的掌聲;熱情的贊揚■keen [not usually before noun] (especially BrE, ratherinformal) wanting to do sth or wanting sth to happen very much渴望;熱切;熱衷於◆John was very keen to help.約翰很熱心想幫忙。◆We are keen that Britain should get involved too.我們盼望英國也能參與其中。◆I wasn't too keen on going to the party.我不太想去參加這個聚會。ⓘ Keen can also be used, especially before a noun, to describe sb who is very enthusiastic about an activity or idea. * keen用於名詞前還可以指對某活動或想法非常熱衷◆He's a keen sportsman and enjoys football, fishing and rugby.他熱衷於運動,喜歡足球、垂釣和橄欖球。◆She takes a keen interest in politics.她對政治很感興趣。A person who is enthusiastic about an activity might be a keen collector/fisherman/footballer/gardener/golfer/photographer/sailor/sportsman/swimmer/traveller. A person who is enthusiastic about an idea has a keen interest in sth, or is a keen supporter of sth.Keen is not used much in American English, except in the phrase keen interest; instead it is more usual to say eager to help or avid sportsman/collector/photographer, etc.表示熱衷於某種活動的人可用keen加名詞的結構:a keen collector/fisherman/footballer/gardener/golfer/photographer/sailor/sportsman/swimmer/traveller(熱衷於收藏/垂釣/足球/園藝/高爾夫球運動/攝影/航海/運動/遊泳/旅遊的人)。對某種想法表現出熱心可以說have a keen interest in sth(對⋯非常感興趣)或be a keen supporter of sth(對⋯全力支持)。keen在美式英語中不常用,僅用於短語keen interest中。表達“熱衷於⋯”時通常說eager to help(樂於幫忙)或avid sportsman/collector/photographer(熱衷於運動/收藏/攝影的人)等。 see also be keen on sth ⇨ likeverb■anxious [not usually before noun] wanting sth very much渴望;非常希望◆He was anxious to finish school and get a job.他渴望畢業並找一份工作。◆I'm anxious for her to do as little as possible.我盼她盡量少幹。◆She was anxious that he should meet her father.她盼望他見見她的父親。ⓘ Anxious, in this meaning, is often used when sb wants things to return to a normal condition. * anxious表達此義時常指很想回歸常態◆He seemed anxious to return to more familiar ground.他似乎渴望回到他較熟悉的領域。◆She was anxious to put the past behind her / set the record straight / get the whole thing over with.她希望能夠把過去抛到腦後/澄清真相/把整件事情作個了斷。▸anxiety
noun
[uncountable] ◆A couple of photographers fell over themselves in their anxiety to get a shot of her.兩個攝影師煞費苦心,急於想抓拍到她的照片。■hungryhaving or showing a strong desire for sth, especially to achieve sth渴望得到;渴求◆Both parties are hungry for power.兩黨都渴望掌權。◆We like to use small agencies that are hungry for our business.我們希望起用渴望得到我們業務的小型代理公司。ⓘ People are typically hungry for change, company, excitement, information, knowledge, news, power, success and victory. * be hungry for常後接change、company、excitement、information、knowledge、news、power、success和victory。 see also hunger ⇨ appetite2■avid ˈævɪd [usually before noun] showing great enthusiasm for sth such as a hobby(作爲興趣等)熱衷的,酷愛的◆I have always been an avid reader.我一直酷愛閱讀。ⓘ If you are avid for sth you want to get it very much. * be avid for sth指渴望得到◆She was avid for more information.她渴望得到更多信息。In British English avid is rather a formal word and it is more usual to use keen in less formal contexts; in American English avid is the usual word.在英式英語中,avid是個相當正式的詞,在不太正式的語境中較常用keen。在美式英語中,avid是常用詞。▸avidly
adverb
◆She reads avidly.她如饑似渴地閱讀。■mad [not usually before noun] (informal) liking sb/sth very much; very interested in sth特别喜歡;癡迷;迷戀◆She's mad on tennis.她對網球着迷。◆He's always been mad about kids.他一向特别喜歡孩子。◆football-mad boys癡迷足球的男孩兒◆She's completely power-mad.她權迷心竅。■zealous ˈzeləs (ratherformal, written) showing great energy and enthusiasm in doing sth, especially because of strong moral or religious beliefs(尤指因強烈的道德或宗教信仰)熱情的,熱烈的,充滿激情的◆He was a zealous reformer, utterly devoted to rooting out corruption.他是個充滿激情的改革者,全力傾注於根除腐敗。▸zeal
noun
[uncountable, singular] ◆her missionary / reforming / religious / political zeal她的極大熱忱;她的改革/宗教/政治熱情■impatient [not usually before noun] wanting to do sth soon; wanting sth to happen soon急於;熱切期待◆She was clearly impatient to leave.她顯然迫不及待地想離開。◆We are impatient for change.我們急於求變。ⓘ People are often impatient for success/change, or impatient to leave/get away/escape/go home/get on.常用的搭配有be impatient for success/change或be impatient to leave/get away/escape/go home/get on。▸impatience
noun
[uncountable] ◆She was bursting with impatience to tell me the news.她迫不及待地要告訴我這個消息。
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