zeal

英 [ziːl]

美 [ziːl]

n.  热情; 激情

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Collins.1 / BNC.11139 / COCA.10184

牛津词典

noun

• 热情；激情
  great energy or enthusiasm connected with sth that you feel strongly about
  1. her missionary/reforming/religious/political zeal
     她的传教士般的 / 改革 / 宗教 / 政治热情

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 热情;激情;热忱
  Zealis great enthusiasm, especially in connection with work, religion, or politics.
  1. ...his zeal for teaching...
     他对教学工作的热情
  2. Mr Lopez approached his task with a religious zeal.
     洛佩斯先生以宗教般的热诚对待工作。

英英释义

noun

• prompt willingness
  1. readiness to continue discussions
  2. they showed no eagerness to spread the gospel
  3. they disliked his zeal in demonstrating his superiority
  4. he tried to explain his forwardness in battle
  Synonym:readinesseagernessforwardness
• excessive fervor to do something or accomplish some end
  1. he had an absolute zeal for litigation
• a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)
  1. they were imbued with a revolutionary ardor
  2. he felt a kind of religious zeal
  Synonym:ardorardourelan

双语例句

• He thinks that with the new zeal for money-making, a certain quality of life has been lost.
  他认为由于这股新的挣钱热情，生活的某种品质已经丧失殆尽了。
• She had a kind of missionary zeal about bringing culture to the masses.
  她对于向大众传播文化有着满腔的热忱。
• Hate and revolutionary zeal raged.
  恨和革命热情交相进发。
• And young students fired with religious fever and revolutionary zeal are powerful weapons helping to achieve those aims.
  年轻的学生们拿出高涨的宗教信念和革命热情与政府顽抗到底，这是帮助他们实现目标的最有力武器。
• He let his zeal outrun discretion.
  他让热心超越了谨慎。
• His reforming zeal was boundless.
  他对于改革热情无限。
• Our tenet is Specialization, Zeal and High Efficiency.
  我们的原则是专业、热情和高效。
• The role they play is contingent on their political ability and zeal.
  他们起的作用取决于他们的政治能力和热情。
• Loyalty and ideological zeal rather than competence were the path to preferment. That exacerbated already difficult challenges.
  效忠和意识形态的热情、而不是胜任能力，成了晋升之路，这恶化了业已艰难的挑战。
• I am a teacher. I started my profession with zeal and an attitude of optimism.
  我是老师。我带着热情和乐观的态度开始了我的职业生涯。