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

• Harry could hear the impatience in her voice.
  哈里能听出她声音的不耐烦。
• 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。
• 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。
• 'Christ! Marshall, go and talk to somebody else,'cried Gerald, with sudden impatience.
  “行了！马歇尔，去跟别人聊吧。”杰拉德突然不耐烦地叫道。
• After hearing this, he made a movement of impatience.
  听了这话，他做了个不耐烦的动作。
• Yes, Bellatrix, I stayed, said Snape, betraying a hint of impatience for the first time.
  是的，贝拉特里克斯，我留下来了。斯内普说，第一次流露出不耐烦。
• His impatience found a vent.
  他的不耐烦得到了一个发泄的机会。
• This fact interferes with developers '"agility" and impatience, of course.
  当然，这与开发人员的“敏捷性”和焦躁有关。
• I waited for my girl friend's call in great impatience.
  我很不耐烦的等待着女朋友的电话。
• He has no impatience with his son.
  他对儿子很有耐心。