impatient
- adj.不耐烦的;没有耐心的;急于;(对不愉快的事)不能容忍，不愿接受;热切期待
最高级： most impatient 比较级： more impatient 派生词： impatience n.;impatiently adv.
im- 否定 + patient adj.有耐心的
impatientadj.
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
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。
Try not to be too impatient with her.
尽量别对她太没耐心。
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。
He waved them away with an impatient gesture.
他厌烦地挥手把他们打发走了。
急于；热切期待
wanting to do sth soon; wanting sth to happen soon
She was clearly impatient to leave.
她显然是迫不及待地想离开。
impatient for change
急于求变
（对不愉快的事）不能容忍，不愿接受
unable or unwilling to accept sth unpleasant
impatient of criticism
不愿接受批评
She was bursting with impatience to tell me the news.
她迫不及待地要告诉我这个消息。
We sat waiting impatiently for the movie to start.
我们坐着，焦急地等待电影开演。
impatient
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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.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。
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People have been waiting impatiently for a chance to improve the situation.
人们一直在焦急地等待使形势出现转机的机会。
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There is considerable impatience with the slow pace of political change...
政治变革的缓慢步伐已令很多人失去耐心。
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ADJ-GRADED 易发火的;无耐心的
If you are impatient, you are easily irritated by things.Beware of being too impatient with others...
注意不要对人不耐烦。
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'Come on, David,' Harry said impatiently.
“戴维,快点!”哈里不耐烦地说。
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There was a hint of impatience in his tone.
他的语气中透出些不耐烦。
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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.He was impatient to get home...
他迫不及待想要回家。
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She showed impatience to continue the climb.
她迫不及待地想要继续攀登。
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He was an impatient driver and kept blasting his horn .
他是个没有耐心的司机，一直不停地按汽车喇叭。
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Prof Moore warns that the losers in any deadline negotiation are the most impatient .
摩尔警告说，在任何一场有最后期限的谈判中，失败者都是最没有耐心的一方。
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She was impatient in the knowledge that time was limited .
她知道时间有限，所以很着急。
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As time went on he grew more and more impatient .
时间长了，他越来越没有耐心。
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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。
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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。
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She was clearly impatient to leave .
她显然是迫不及待地想离开。
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She chided herself for being so impatient with the children .
她责怪自己对孩子不够耐心。
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They were impatient at the delay .
他们对拖延不耐烦了。
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He darted Vicky an impatient look .
他不耐烦地瞥了维基一眼。
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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。
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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。
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He was impatient to get home
他迫不及待想要回家。
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' 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。
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They are impatient for jobs and security .
他们渴望得到工作，获取安全感。
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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。
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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？
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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。
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Beware of being too impatient with others
注意不要对他人太没有耐心。
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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。
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His petulance made her impatient .
他的任性让她无法忍受。
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She is impatient for her husband to come back .
她盼着丈夫快点回来。
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These soldiers are impatient to leave Iraq .
这些士兵迫不及待地想要离开伊拉克。
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Don 't be impatient with your children .
对孩子们不能心急。
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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。
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He was impatient of all this waiting .
他等得心急了。
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One who has an impatient disposition is likely to make mistakes .
急性子的人，做事容易出差错。
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On no account must we be impatient .
无论如何不能急躁。
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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。
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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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
指非常急切地想做某事或渴望某事发生的。
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。
指迫切渴望某事发生而不想等待的，只作表语。
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。
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。
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。