eager /ˈeɪɡə/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  ADJ If you are eager to do or have something, you want to do or have it very much. 渴望的

  例：

  Robert was eager to talk about life in the Army.

  罗伯特渴望谈论军旅生活。

  例：

  When my own son was five years old, I became eager for another baby.

  当我儿子５岁的时候，我开始渴望要另一个宝宝。

• 2. 

  eagerness N-UNCOUNT 渴望

  例：

  ...an eagerness to learn.

  …一种学习的渴望。

• 3. 

  ADJ If you look or sound eager, you look or sound as if you expect something interesting or enjoyable to happen. 热切的

  例：

  Arty sneered at the crowd of eager faces around him.

  阿蒂对周围满脸热切的人们报以冷笑。

• 4. 

  eagerly ADV 热切地

  例：

  "So what do you think will happen?" he asked eagerly.

  “那么你认为会发生什么事呢？” 他热切地问道。