[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]不耐烦的；急躁的 If you are impatient, you are annoyed because you have to wait too long for something.
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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。
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。
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People have been waiting impatiently for a chance to improve the situation.
人们一直在焦急地等待使形势出现转机的机会。
impatience
There is considerable impatience with the slow pace of political change...
政治变革的缓慢步伐已令很多人失去耐心。
Impatience is growing after three days in which nothing has been achieved.
3 天没有任何进展，烦躁情绪见长。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]易发火的；无耐心的 If you are impatient, you are easily irritated by things.
Beware of being too impatient with others...
注意不要对人不耐烦。
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。
impatiently
'Come on, David,' Harry said impatiently.
“戴维，快点!”哈里不耐烦地说。
impatience
There was a hint of impatience in his tone.
他的语气中透出些不耐烦。
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[ADJ 形容词]迫不及待的；切望的；急不可耐的 If you are impatient to do something or impatient for something to happen, you are eager to do it or for it to happen and do not want to wait.
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He was impatient to get home...
他迫不及待想要回家。
They are impatient for jobs and security.
他们渴望得到工作，获取安全感。
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She showed impatience to continue the climb.
她迫不及待地想要继续攀登。
Oxford
im·pa·tient★/ɪmˈpeɪʃnt; NAmEɪmˈpeɪʃnt/adjective1★annoyed or irritated by sb/sth, especially because you have to wait for a long time 不耐烦的；没有耐心的◆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。impatient(with sb/sth) ◆Try not to be too impatient with her.尽量别对她太没耐心。impatient(at sth) ◆Sarah was becoming increasingly impatient at their lack of interest.萨拉对他们的缺乏兴趣的情况越来越不能忍耐了。◆He waved them away with an impatient gesture.他厌烦地挥手把他们打发走了。2★wanting to do sth soon; wanting sth to happen soon 急于；热切期待impatientto do sth ◆She was clearly impatient to leave.她显然是迫不及待地想离开。impatientfor sth ◆impatient for change急于求变3impatientof sb/sth ( formal) unable or unwilling to accept sth unpleasant （对不愉快的事）不能容忍，不愿接受◆impatient of criticism不愿接受批评▶im·pa·tience/ɪmˈpeɪʃns; NAmEɪmˈpeɪʃns/noun[uncountable ]◆She was bursting with impatience to tell me the news.她迫不及待地要告诉我这个消息。im·pa·tient·ly/ɪmˈpeɪʃntli; NAmEɪmˈpeɪʃntli/adverb◆We sat waiting impatiently for the movie to start.我们坐着，焦急地等待电影开演。im·pa·tient/ɪmˈpeɪʃnt; NAmEɪmˈpeɪʃnt/im·pa·tience/ɪmˈpeɪʃns; NAmEɪmˈpeɪʃns/im·pa·tient·ly/ɪmˈpeɪʃntli; NAmEɪmˈpeɪʃntli/
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impatientim‧pa‧tient /ɪmˈpeɪʃənt/ ●○○ adjective
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1annoyed because of delays, someone else’s mistakes etcOPP patientbecome/grow impatient (with somebody/something) We are growing impatient with the lack of results. He turned away with an impatient gesture.2[not before noun] very eager for something to happen and not wanting to waitimpatient to do something Alec strode down the street, impatient to be home.impatient for somebody to do something He was eager to talk to Shildon and impatient for him to return from lunch.—impatiently adverb
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