eager
eager
adjective
eager beaver
eagerly
adverb
eagerness
noun
语源
adjective
- (of a person) wanting to do or have something very much
（人）渴望的
the man was eager to please.
那个男子急于要取悦别人。
young intellectuals eager for knowledge.
年轻的知识分子渴望知识。
■(of a person's expression or tone of voice) characterized by keen expectancy or interest
（表情，声音）热切的
small eager faces looked up and listened.
仰着热切的小脸听着。
eager beaver
- (informal)a keen and enthusiastic person who works very hard
eagerly
adverb
eagerness
noun
语源
- Middle English (also in the sense 'sharp to the senses, pungent, sour'): from Old French aigre 'keen', from Latin acer, acr- 'sharp, pungent'
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