impatient

US [ɪmˈpeɪʃ(ə)nt]
UK [ɪm'peɪʃ(ə)nt]
  • adj.急于；不耐烦的；没有耐心的；热切期待
  • Web急躁的；不耐心的；没耐心的

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impatient
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
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。
Try not to be too impatient with her.
尽量别对她太没耐心。
Sarah was becoming increasingly impatient at their lack of interest.
他们缺乏兴趣，萨拉对此越来越不能忍耐了。
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
She was clearly impatient to leave.
她显然是迫不及待地想离开。
impatient for change
急于求变
3.
~ of sb/sth
（对不愉快的事）不能容忍，不愿接受unable or unwilling to accept sth unpleasant
impatient of criticism
不愿接受批评

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AllAll,急于急于,不耐烦的不耐烦的,没有耐心的没有耐心的,热切期待热切期待,急躁的急躁的,不耐心的不耐心的,没耐心的没耐心的
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1.
He seems to me to be rather impatient.
我觉得他似乎有些不耐烦了。
wǒ jué de tā sì hū yǒu xiē bù nài fán le 。
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2.
He told me that he had been impatient of the long wait.
他告诉我他对长时间的等候极不耐烦。
tā gào su wǒ tā duì cháng shí jiān de děng hòu jí bù nài fán 。
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3.
To be sure, one might have doubted, after the wayward and impatient existence she had led, whether she merited a haven of peace at last.
的确，有人可以怀疑，在她度过了任性的、急躁的一生后，到末了她配不配得到和平的安息之处。
dí què , yǒu rén kě yǐ huái yí , zài tā dù guò le rèn xìng de 、 jí zào de yì shēng hòu , dào mò liǎo tā pèi bú pèi dé dào hé píng de ān xī zhī chù 。
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4.
When she felt he was not with her, she swung round . "Oh, there you are, Jerry. " She said. She looked impatient, then smiled.
当她发觉他没有跟她一起走时，转过身来：“哦，你在这儿呀，杰里。”她说道。她看上去很不耐烦，然后笑了笑。
dāng tā fā jué tā méi yǒu gēn tā yì qǐ zǒu shí , zhuǎn guò shēn lái : " ò , nǐ zài zhè er ya , jié lǐ 。 " tā shuō dào 。 tā kàn shàng qù hěn bù nài fán , rán hòu xiào le xiào 。
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5.
The affectionate man alights from the rumble, opens the door, and lets down the steps, obedient to an impatient motion of my lady's hand.
那个忠实的男佣人看到夫人那个不耐烦的手势，便从随从座位上跳下来，打开车门，放下踏板。
nà ge zhōng shí de nán yōng rén kàn dào fū rén nà ge bù nài fán de shǒu shì , biàn cóng suí cóng zuò wèi shàng tiào xià lái , dǎ kāi chē mén , fàng xià tà bǎn 。
6.
A year later, he has done none of these things, and some of his supporters are starting to grow impatient.
如今一年过去了，他的承诺一项都没有兑现，而有些支持者却已经开始不耐烦了。
rú jīn yī nián guò qù le , tā de chéng nuò yī xiàng dōu méi yǒu duì xiàn , ér yǒu xiē zhī chí zhě què yǐ jīng kāi shǐ bù nài fán le 。
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7.
it was a long way, but I rode fast, for young men, as no doubt the Signora knows, are impatient.
路途不近，但我骑得很快，这点夫人固然理解理睬，年青人老是性急的。
lù tú bù jìn , dàn wǒ qí de hěn kuài , zhè diǎn fū rén gù rán lǐ jiě lǐ cǎi , nián qīng rén lǎo shì xìng jí de 。
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8.
The ship began to plunge and heave, as if she were a living creature, impatient to be off.
那船就开始起伏波动，好象活的动物一样，等不及要出发了。
nà chuán jiù kāi shǐ qǐ fú bō dòng , hǎo xiàng huó de dòng wù yí yàng , děng bù jí yào chū fā le 。
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9.
The humanity even more believes only then humanity to be able to save oneself, therefore the humanity such impatient truly unified!
人类更加坚信只有人类自己才能拯救自己，于是人类就这样迫不及待的真正统一了！
rén lèi gèng jiā jiān xìn zhǐ yǒu rén lèi zì jǐ cái néng zhěng jiù zì jǐ , yú shì rén lèi jiù zhè yàng pò bù jí dài de zhēn zhèng tǒng yī le !
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10.
He turned back abruptly to her as if impatient with her slowness.
他兀地一下转过身对着她，仿佛对她的迟缓感到不耐烦似的。
tā wù de yí xià zhuǎn guò shēn duì zhe tā , fǎng fú duì tā de chí huǎn gǎn dào bù nài fán shì de 。
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