Impatient
[ɪm'peɪʃ(ə)nt] or [ɪm'peʃnt]
解释:
(adj.) restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition; 'impatient with the slower students'; 'impatient of criticism' .
(adj.) (usually followed by `to') full of eagerness; 'impatient to begin'; 'raring to go' .
艾利森手打--From WordNet
解释:
(a.) Not patient; not bearing with composure; intolerant; uneasy; fretful; restless, because of pain, delay, or opposition; eager for change, or for something expected; hasty; passionate; -- often followed by at, for, of, and under.
(a.) Not to be borne; unendurable.
(a.) Prompted by, or exhibiting, impatience; as, impatient speeches or replies.
(n.) One who is impatient.
校对:马里恩
同义词及近义词:
a. [1]. Unquiet, uneasy, restless.[2]. Hasty, precipitate, vehement, impetuous, eager.
哈利整理
解释:
adj. not able to endure or to wait: fretful: restless.—n. Impā′tience want of patience.—adv. Impā′tiently.
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例句:
- The idea once broached, all were impatient to put it in execution. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
- In a sense this is true, for no one is more impatient or intolerant of interruption when deeply engaged in some line of experiment. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
- I was this moment telling Jane, I thought you would begin to be impatient for tidings of us. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
- Mrs. Porter inquired, growing impatient. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
- I am too ardent in execution, and too impatient of difficulties. 玛丽·雪莱. 弗兰肯斯坦.
- I watched eagerly to see the effect, and became impatient at last that there was no indication of any charge being made. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U.S.格兰特的个人回忆录.
- Both women watched him, Hermione with deep resentment and pity for him, Ursula very impatient. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
- Do not be impatient, Emma; it will all come out too soon. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
- The London train whizzed by, drew back some yards, and in Mr. Bell was hurried by the impatient guard. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
- An impatient trampling of one of the horses made him presently look up. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
- Experimenting on the machine swallowed a great deal of capital, and the stockholders of the company he had formed became impatient. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
- I gave Lucy in charge to the Countess's attendant, and then sought repose from my various struggles and impatient regrets. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
- I was beginning to remind her that to-day was Wednesday, when she checked me with her former impatient movement of the fingers of her right hand. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
- The other bird remained as before, except for an impatient glance at the basket. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
- The time wore on, and he began to grow impatient. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
- Her answer, therefore, was not propitious, at least not to Elizabeth's wishes, for she was impatient to get home. 简·奥斯汀. 傲慢与偏见.
- One day soon after the appearance of the chair, Miss Havisham suddenly saying to me, with the impatient movement of her fingers, There, there, there! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
- I have hardly had time yet to enjoy a sense of tranquillity, much less to grow impatient under one of loneliness. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
- Miss Bart accepted the cup of tea, but put back the cushion with an impatient hand. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
- Let me hear from you without delay; I am impatient for a thousand particulars. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
- And still, in his consciousness, he was sorry for her, her nature was so violent and so impatient. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
- This kind of boating is calculated to drive an impatient man mad in a week. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
- Margaret was weary and impatient of the accounts which Dixon perpetually brought to Mrs. Hale of the behaviour of these would-be servants. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
- Impatient of my importunity she brought with her an avenging dream. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
- I am impatient to see him. 简·奥斯汀. 傲慢与偏见.
- The horse was impatient at the tenderness while he was feeding. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
- Lily met this query with an impatient gesture. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
- The last I saw of him, his head was bent over his knee and he was working hard at his fetter, muttering impatient imprecations at it and at his leg. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
- He too was impatient of the conversation. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
- But this, from the momentary perverseness of impatient suffering, she at first refused to do. 简·奥斯汀. 理智与情感.
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