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Eagerly Eager 英 Iːgəlɪ] 美 Iːɡərlɪ Adv.渴望地 Man Wall

英语单词 eagerly
英美音标 英 ['iːgəlɪ] 美 ['iːɡərlɪ]
中文释义 adv.渴望地
英语例句 (1) The man on the wall looked eagerly toward the sea.
(2) We listened eagerly, for he brought news of our families.
(3) The children were eagerly looking forward to the party.
(4) She eagerly embraced the offer of a trip to Europe.
中文例句 (1) 城墙上的那个人急切地向大海张望。
(2) 他给我们带来了家里的消息,我们都迫不及待地听着。
(3) 孩子们热情地期待着晚会。
(4) 她热情地接受了到欧洲旅行的建议。
vocabulary简明 If you do something eagerly, you do it with much excitement and enthusiasm. When it's your turn to hit the piñata at a party, you might grab the bat eagerly because you can't wait to take a swing.
vocabulary扩展 If you skip breakfast and lunch, you'll eat dinner eagerly, and if you collect stamps, you might eagerly examine every stamped envelope you come across, in case you can add it to your collection. Anything done with an eager attitude is done eagerly. Interestingly, eager has changed in meaning over the years — in the 13th century it meant "fierce or angry," from the Latin acrem, "pointed, piercing, or zealous."

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