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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