| 英语单词 | impatience |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 [ɪm'peɪʃns] 美 [ɪm'peɪʃns] |
| 中文释义 | n.不耐烦；急迫 |
| 英语例句 | (1) A violent impatience overcame him. (2) He has no impatience with his son. (3) The governments showed growing impatience at the unions. (4) She fussed about, unable to hide her impatience. (5) He waited for her arrival in a fever of impatience. (6) He was burning with impatience at all this waiting. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 他变得极不耐烦。 (2) 他对儿子很有耐心。 (3) 政府对工会表现得越来越不耐烦。 (4) 她激动不安,无法掩饰她的急躁。 (5) 他激动不安地等待她到来。 (6) 他等得心急火燎。 |
| vocabulary简明 | Impatience is the tendency to be irritable or easily frustrated. A bus driver's impatience often results in her yelling, honking her horn, and gesturing angrily at other drivers. |
| vocabulary扩展 | If you are easily annoyed or provoked, your impatience is showing. Impatience is also why you hate being late, or having to wait for something or someone. It comes from patience, the habit or trait of being able to wait calmly or even tolerate discomfort without complaining. The "opposite of" prefix im- tells you that impatience is the complete opposite. |
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