eager 音标拼音: ['igɚ]
a . 热切的,渴望的,热心的,热情洋溢的
热切的,渴望的,热心的,热情洋溢的
eager adj 1 :
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy ; "
eager to learn "; "
eager to travel abroad "; "
eager for success "; "
eager helpers "; "
an eager look " [
ant : {
uneager }]
n 1 :
a high wave (
often dangerous )
caused by tidal flow (
as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary ) [
synonym :
{
tidal bore }, {
bore }, {
eagre }, {
aegir }, {
eager }]
Eager \
Ea "
ger \,
a . [
OE .
egre sharp ,
sour ,
eager ,
OF .
agre ,
aigre ,
F .
aigre ,
fr .
L .
acer sharp ,
sour ,
spirited ,
zealous ;
akin to Gr . ?
highest ,
extreme ,
Skr .
a ?
ra point ;
fr .
a root signifying to be sharp .
Cf . {
Acrid }, {
Edge }.]
1 .
Sharp ;
sour ;
acid . [
Obs .] "
Like eager droppings into milk ." --
Shak .
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2 .
Sharp ;
keen ;
bitter ;
severe . [
Obs .] "
A nipping and an eager air ." "
Eager words ." --
Shak .
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3 .
Excited by desire in the pursuit of any object ;
ardent to pursue ,
perform ,
or obtain ;
keenly desirous ;
hotly longing ;
earnest ;
zealous ;
impetuous ;
vehement ;
as ,
the hounds were eager in the chase .
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And gazed for tidings in my eager eyes . --
Shak .
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How eagerly ye follow my disgraces ! --
Shak .
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When to her eager lips is brought Her infant '
s thrilling kiss . --
Keble .
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A crowd of eager and curious schoolboys .
--
Hawthorne .
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Conceit and grief an eager combat fight . --
Shak .
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4 .
Brittle ;
inflexible ;
not ductile . [
Obs .]
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Gold will be sometimes so eager ,
as artists call it ,
that it will as little endure the hammer as glass itself . --
Locke .
Syn :
Earnest ;
ardent ;
vehement ;
hot ;
impetuous ;
fervent ;
intense ;
impassioned ;
zealous ;
forward .
Usage :
See {
Earnest }. -- {
Eager }, {
Earnest }.
Eager marks an excited state of desire or passion ;
thus ,
a child is eager for a plaything ,
a hungry man is eager for food ,
a covetous man is eager for gain .
Eagerness is liable to frequent abuses ,
and is good or bad ,
as the case may be .
It relates to what is praiseworthy or the contrary .
Earnest denotes a permanent state of mind ,
feeling ,
or sentiment .
It is always taken in a good sense ;
as ,
a preacher is earnest in his appeals to the conscience ;
an agent is earnest in his solicitations .
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Eager \
Ea "
ger \,
n .
Same as {
Eagre }.
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170 Moby Thesaurus words for "
eager ":
accordant ,
acquiescent ,
acquisitive ,
affirmative ,
agape ,
agog ,
agreeable ,
agreeing ,
alacritous ,
all agog ,
ambitious ,
amenable ,
animated ,
anticipant ,
anticipating ,
anticipative ,
anticipatory ,
antsy ,
antsy -
pantsy ,
anxious ,
appetitive ,
approving ,
ardent ,
assenting ,
athirst ,
avid ,
awaiting ,
breathless ,
bursting to ,
certain ,
chafing ,
compliable ,
compliant ,
confident ,
consentient ,
consenting ,
content ,
cooperative ,
covetous ,
craving ,
desiderative ,
desireful ,
desiring ,
desirous ,
disposed ,
docile ,
dying ,
earnest ,
edgy ,
endorsing ,
energetic ,
energized ,
enthusiastic ,
excited ,
expectant ,
expecting ,
fain ,
favorable ,
favorably disposed ,
favorably inclined ,
fervent ,
fervid ,
forearmed ,
forestalling ,
forewarned ,
forward ,
fretful ,
fretting ,
full of life ,
game ,
gaping ,
gung ho ,
hankering ,
hasty ,
heated ,
honing ,
hopeful ,
hoping ,
hopped -
up ,
hormic ,
hot ,
hungry ,
impatient ,
impetuous ,
in a lather ,
in a stew ,
in a sweat ,
in anticipation ,
in expectation ,
in the mind ,
in the mood ,
inclined ,
inspirited ,
intent ,
itchy ,
keen ,
lascivious ,
libidinal ,
libidinous ,
lickerish ,
lively ,
longing ,
looking for ,
looking forward to ,
lustful ,
minded ,
needing ,
not surprised ,
nothing loath ,
on edge ,
optative ,
optimistic ,
panting ,
passionate ,
permissive ,
pining ,
pliant ,
predisposed ,
prepared ,
prompt ,
prone ,
quick ,
raring ,
raring to ,
ratifying ,
ready ,
ready and willing ,
receptive ,
responsive ,
restive ,
restless ,
sanctioning ,
sanguine ,
solicitous ,
spirited ,
squirming ,
squirmy ,
stimulated ,
submissive ,
sure ,
tempted ,
thirsty ,
tractable ,
uneasy ,
ungrudging ,
unloath ,
unpatient ,
unquiet ,
unrefusing ,
unreluctant ,
unsurprised ,
vehement ,
vital ,
vitalized ,
vivacious ,
vivid ,
waiting ,
waiting for ,
wanting ,
watching for ,
well -
disposed ,
well -
inclined ,
willed ,
willing ,
willinghearted ,
wishful ,
wishing ,
yearning ,
zealous ,
zestful
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EAGER中文 (简体)翻译:剑桥词典 - Cambridge Dictionary I'm eager to see her after all this time Sam was eager to get home and play with his new toy Everyone crowded round, eager and excited I'm eager to see the results He was always a good boy, very friendly and eager to please
eager - 搜索 词典 4 People from across the world are eager to hear words of wisdom from here that will give them strength to tide over the crisis 各 方面 热切 期盼 从 这里 听到 富有 智慧 的 声音, 凝聚 战胜 危机 的 力量。
eager是什么意思_eager的翻译_音标_读音_用法_例句_爱词霸在线词典 She is eager for (= wants very much to get) her teacher's praise 她渴望得到老师的表扬。 金山词霸
EAGER Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster eager, avid, keen, anxious, athirst mean moved by a strong and urgent desire or interest eager implies ardor and enthusiasm and sometimes impatience at delay or restraint
eager adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . . Definition of eager adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
EAGER Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com EAGER definition: keen or ardent in desire or feeling; impatiently longing See examples of eager used in a sentence
eager - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Adjective eager (comparative more eager or eagerer, superlative most eager or eagerest) Desirous; keen to do or obtain something
EAGER definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary If you look or sound eager, you look or sound as if you expect something interesting or enjoyable to happen Arty sneered at the crowd of eager faces around him
Eager - definition of eager by The Free Dictionary 1 characterized by keen or enthusiastic desire or interest; impatiently longing: eager to try it 2 characterized by or revealing earnestness or expectancy: an eager look 3 Archaic keen; sharp; biting
eager - WordReference. com Dictionary of English ea•ger•ness, n [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026 ea•ger1 (ē′ gər), adj keen or ardent in desire or feeling; impatiently longing: I am eager for news about them He is eager to sing characterized by or revealing great earnestness: an eager look [Obs ]keen; sharp; biting