Impatient
[ ?m'pe?nt ]
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adj. 不耐煩的;熱切的，渴望的;不能容忍的，惱火的;
?? 詞根助記
im無+pati耐心+ent...的 → 不耐煩的
?? 例句
Philip was impatient to learn the news.
菲利浦急于想知道這個消息。
Philip was impatient to learn the news.
菲利浦急于想知道這個消息。
His quick recognitions made him frantically impatient of deliberate judgement.
他敏捷的辯別力使他急躁得毫無耐心作深思熟慮的判斷。
He was so impatient that I could hardly hold him back.
他是那樣急躁，我簡直拉不住他。
He is growing impatient to hear from his wife.
他急切盼望著妻子的來信.
?? 聯想助記
【記】im-I’m我是,patient-病人,有耐心的:我是病人,表現急躁請原諒
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?? 反義詞
?? 詞根
-pati-表示“感情”
常見變體有-path-
?? 牛津釋義
impatient
adj
1
(a) ~ (at sth/with sb) unable to deal calmly with sth/sb or to wait for sth; easily irritated by sb/sth; not patient 不耐煩的; 無耐性的
Don't be so impatient! The bus will be here soon. 別那麼不耐煩! 公共汽車馬上就來了.
You're too impatient with her; she's only a child. 你對她太缺乏耐心, 她只不過是個孩子.
(b) showing a lack of patience 表示不耐煩的; 焦躁的
another impatient glance at his watch 又一次不耐煩地看了看他的手表.
2 [pred 作表語]
~ (to do sth); ~ (for sth) very eager to do sth or for sth to happen; anxious 熱切（要做某事或期待某事）
Many graduates are impatient to become managers. 很多人畢了業就迫不及待想當經理.
impatient for the summer holidays to come 熱切盼望暑假到來.
3 [pred 作表語]
~ of sth (fml 文) intolerant of sth 對某事物不能忍受:impatient of delay 對耽擱時間不能容忍.
?? 考研助記
im(否定)+patient(a.耐心的): 不耐煩的
?? 擴展釋義
*[im'pei??nt]a. 不耐煩的, 著急的, 急切的
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Will you help me fix up this sheet? Then it'll give us some shade.
幫我固定一下布單，好嗎？這樣可以給我們一些陰涼。
It is good preparation for the world outside schools and universities.
這對走出學校進入社會是一個良好的準備。
If we go downhill, we might find a stream, and if we follow the stream we should reach a farm, or a village or a bridge.
“如果我們走下山，我們可能會發現一條小溪，如果我們沿著小溪走，我們會到達一個農場或一個村莊或是一座橋。”