| 词汇 | impatient |
| 释义 | impatient adjective uk /ɪmˈpeɪ.ʃənt/ us /ɪmˈpeɪ.ʃənt/ B2 easily annoyed by someone's mistakes or because you have to wait: 不耐烦的，无耐心的 impatient withHe's a good teacher, but inclined to be a bit impatient with slow learners.他是个好老师，但对学得慢的学生却总有些不耐烦。 You'd be hopeless taking care of children - you're far too impatient!照看孩子你是不行的——你太没有耐心了！ getting angry easily bad-temperedHe's so bad-tempered! He never should have become a teacher. irritableBe careful what you say; he's very irritable today. grumpyI'm just a little tired and grumpy today. crankyUSShe's very cranky because she has a toothache. impatientI'm too impatient for fishing. B2 wanting something to happen as soon as possible: 切望的;焦急的 impatient toHe's got a lot of exciting ideas and he's impatient to get started.他有许多好主意，迫不及待地想动手做。 impatient forPeople are increasingly impatient for change in this country.该国人民日益期盼变革。 Ron's trouble is that he's too impatient.罗恩的缺点是太没有耐心。 He's very impatient and always interrupts me mid-sentence.他很不耐烦，总是在我说到一半的时候就打断我。 He was trying to explain but she became impatient and sent him away . She used to be very impatient, but she's mellowed over time.她过去很容易急躁，但随着时间的推移她变得平和多了。 She can be a bit impatient with the slow learners. Bad-tempered argumentative bad-tempered be hell on wheelsidiom be like a bear with a sore headidiom be spoiling for a fightidiom grouchiness grouchy grumpily grumpiness grumpy pettishly petulance petulancy petulant petulantly surlily surliness testily testiness testy You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Wanting things Related wordimpatiently impatient | American Dictionaryimpatient adjective us/ɪmˈpeɪ·ʃənt/ not willing to wait for something to happen and becoming annoyed at delays: Don’t be impatient, you’ll get your turn. She grew impatient with the others. Impatient can also mean eager for something to happen: [ + to infinitive ]He was impatient to become the new boss. impatiencenoun[ U ]us/ɪmˈpeɪ·ʃəns/ The horse snorted with impatience. impatientlyadverbus/ɪmˈpeɪ·ʃənt·li/ Unable to sleep, he waited impatiently for the dawn to arrive. Examples of impatientimpatient In other words, he was impatient with theological disputes. Her first husband was uneducated, unlovable and impatient. Therefore, for a given price, the impatient government maximizes seigniorage by issuing money as rapidly as possible. If agents are impatient, positive long-run growth is only possible when the natural resource experiences a high biotic rate of growth. In addition, they were also impatient with the cultural and linguistic studies required for a serious analysis, while anthropologists were seldom interested in politics. The promise of democracy belongs to the longer term : observers, including impatient donors, need to bear this in mind. Finally, some negotiation protocols occur over an extended period of time which does not cater to impatient or time-constrained consumers. Couples with low risk aversion who are very impatient to consume would not purchase a life annuity with contingent survivor benefit. Perhaps it is time that is wanting, in that dramatists are working under undue pressure to create instant culture for an impatient new nation. All syntheses, it has been said, are but impatient intuitions. Children are demanding and impatient with the teacher. Thanks to both these astute ethnographers who may well be impatient with the rest of my analysis. Indeed, he was notable in being impatient with any apparently agreed conclusions in modern history. To overcome this uncertainty, individuals require a way of ensuring that they can avoid being cheated by impatient outsiders. On the optimal allocation of service to impatient tasks. See all examples of impatient These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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