impatience

英 [ɪmˈpeɪʃəns]

美 [ɪmˈpeɪʃəns]

n.  急躁；无耐心；不耐烦

TEM8

BNC.9012 / COCA.11344

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 不耐烦的;急躁的
  If you areimpatient, you are annoyed because you have to wait too long for something.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• ADJ-GRADED 易发火的;无耐心的
  If you areimpatient, you are easily irritated by things.
  1. Beware of being too impatient with others...
     注意不要对人不耐烦。
  2. 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。
• ADJ 迫不及待的;切望的;急不可耐的
  If you areimpatient todo something orimpatient forsomething to happen, you are eager to do it or for it to happen and do not want to wait.
  1. He was impatient to get home...
     他迫不及待想要回家。
  2. They are impatient for jobs and security.
     他们渴望得到工作，获取安全感。

英英释义

noun

• a dislike of anything that causes delay
• a restless desire for change and excitement
• a lack of patience
  Synonym:restlessness

双语例句

• Too much brings associations with violent emotions leading to impatience, confusion and irritability.
  过多的红色会使人情绪浮躁，以至失去耐心，引起混乱和易怒。
• He too could do with a little "seething impatience".
  他可能也需要一点儿“不耐烦的躁动”。
• She came home with impatience to tell us the news.
  她迫不及待地回家来告诉我们这个消息。
• Harry could hear the impatience in her voice.
  哈里能听出她声音的不耐烦。
• But he has previously hinted at his impatience with the long wait for succession.
  不过他先前也暗示了自己等待继位时间太久，已经不耐烦了。
• After hearing this, he made a movement of impatience.
  听了这话，他做了个不耐烦的动作。
• My impatience has show its heels to my politeness.
  我一急，也就顾不得礼貌了。
• Try to control your impatience when any unexpected problem arises.
  当出现没有预料到的问题时要尽量控制住你的急躁情绪。
• Hurry up, your father is beginning to fidget, ie show signs of impatience.
  快点，你父亲有些不耐烦了。
• Don't give into anger and impatience.
  同样不要愤怒和急躁。