impatient
/ɪmˈpeɪʃnt/
adj.
标准词条
CET-4
一句话记住
不耐烦的;急躁的
释义与例句
adj.
不耐烦的;急躁的
annoyed or easily annoyed by delay, mistakes, or slow progress
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The passengers grew impatient when the flight was delayed again.
航班再次延误,乘客们渐渐不耐烦了。
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Please do not be impatient with children who are learning to read.
请不要对正在学认字的孩子不耐烦。
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He gave an impatient sigh and looked at his watch.
他不耐烦地叹了口气,看了看手表。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
be impatient with sb 表示“对某人不耐烦”;be impatient for sth 或 be impatient to do sth 则可表示“急于得到某物/做某事”。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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patience 耐心;忍耐力不可数名词,指能够平静等待或忍受困难而不急躁的能力。
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impatiently 不耐烦地;急躁地副词,修饰动作或言语,表示带着不耐烦的情绪。
反义词
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patient 有耐心的;能忍耐的impatient 指因等待、错误或进展缓慢而急躁;patient 指能够平静忍受这些情况。patient 还可作名词表示“病人”,与这里的形容词用法不同。Our maths teacher is patient with students who need extra help. 我们的数学老师对需要额外帮助的学生很有耐心。
常见搭配
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be impatient with somebody 对某人不耐烦She was never impatient with customers who asked basic questions. 顾客问基础问题时,她从不表现出不耐烦。
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grow impatient 渐渐不耐烦The audience grew impatient as the delay continued. 延误持续着,观众渐渐不耐烦了。
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an impatient tone 不耐烦的语气He answered in an impatient tone and ended the call. 他用不耐烦的语气回答,然后挂断了电话。