英语单词

impatient是什么意思

impatient

英[ɪm'peɪʃ(ə)nt] |美[ɪm'peʃnt]
    adj.不耐烦的;热切的,渴望的;不能容忍的,恼火的
日语:せっかち 法语:impatient 德语:ungeduldig 韩语:짜증난 俄语:impaciente

牛津词典

adj.

  1. 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
    1. 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。
    2. Try not to be too impatient with her.
      尽量别对她太没耐心。
    3. 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。
    4. He waved them away with an impatient gesture.
      他厌烦地挥手把他们打发走了。
  2. 急于;热切期待
    wanting to do sth soon; wanting sth to happen soon
    1. She was clearly impatient to leave.
      她显然是迫不及待地想离开。
    2. impatient for change
      急于求变
  3. (对不愉快的事)不能容忍,不愿接受
    unable or unwilling to accept sth unpleasant
    1. impatient of criticism
      不愿接受批评


中文词源

impatient 不耐烦的

im-,不,非,patient,耐烦的。



双语例句

  1. Beware of being too impatient with others
    注意不要对他人太没有耐心。
  2. '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。
  3. 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。
  4. 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。
  5. 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。
  6. 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。
  7. He was impatient to get home
    他迫不及待想要回家。
  8. They are impatient for jobs and security.
    他们渴望得到工作,获取安全感。
  9. His petulance made her impatient.
    他的任性让她无法忍受。
  10. 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。
  11. 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?
  12. Don't be impatient with your children.
    对孩子们不能心急。
  13. He was impatient of all this waiting.
    他等得心急了。
  14. 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。
  15. The junior executive was impatient for promotion but knew that he would only get it by stepping into a dead man's shoes.
    这位下级行政管员急不可待地想晋升,但他知道只有待某人退休后接替其职位,才能获得晋升。
  16. 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。
  17. On no account must we be impatient.
    无论如何不能急躁。
  18. 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。
  19. One who has an impatient disposition is likely to make mistakes.
    急性子的人,做事容易出差错。
  20. I am getting impatient at having to wait so long.
    等这么长时间我都不耐烦了。
  21. For one thing, I'm stubborn and a little impatient.
    首先,我是一个倔强和有点没有耐心的人。
  22. I think your friend's growing a little impatient.
    我想你的朋友有点不耐烦了。
  23. I'm too impatient to wait to see it.
    我都有点迫不及待地想看了。
  24. You know, I was getting impatient.
    要知道我当时已经不耐烦了。
  25. While waiting, she was getting more and more impatient.
    她等得越来越不耐烦了。
  26. Mom: In short, you become more and more impatient with me after wedding.
    妈妈:总而言之,结婚后你对我越来越不耐烦了。
  27. After a while I got impatient and said, what next.
    过了一会儿,我不耐烦了,问,然后如何。
  28. Your friends seem a IittIe impatient.
    你的朋友似乎有点不耐烦了。
  29. I was impatient at his delay in answering.
    我对他的迟延答覆感到不耐烦。
  30. I will not be too impatient at your selfishness and folly.
    我不会容忍你的自私和愚昧。


语源

late Middle English (in the senses lacking patience and unbearable): via Old French from Latin impatient-not bearing, impatient, from in-not + patisuffer, bear


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