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eager to do sth
表示渴望做某事，后接动词不定式。
She is eager to learn new skills.
她渴望学习新技能。
热切的；渴望的；急切的
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热切的；渴望的；急切的
Feeling or showing a strong desire to do or have something; keen, enthusiastic, or impatiently expectant.
She is eager to learn new skills.
她渴望学习新技能。
渴望的；热衷于做某事或获得某物。
Desirous; keen to do or obtain something.
不采用惰性求值；立即计算结果,而非推迟到需要时再计算。
Not employing lazy evaluation; calculating results immediately, rather than deferring calculation until they are required.
表现出强烈的兴趣、渴望或急切的期待
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
The children were eager to open their presents on Christmas morning.
孩子们在圣诞早晨急切地想打开他们的礼物。
AI contextual example
She is an eager learner who always asks thoughtful questions in class.
她是一个渴望学习的人，总是在课堂上提出有深度的问题。
AI contextual example
The team was eager for the competition to begin after months of training.
经过几个月的训练，队伍急切地希望比赛开始。
AI contextual example
eager to learn
渴望学习
WordNet
表示渴望做某事，后接动词不定式。
She is eager to learn new skills.
她渴望学习新技能。
表示渴望某物或某事，后接名词或名词短语。
The children are eager for the holidays.
孩子们渴望假期。
表示急切希望某事发生，后接从句，常用虚拟语气。
He is eager that the project should succeed.
他急切地希望项目成功。
Not this
She eager to learn.
Use this
She is eager to learn.
eager是形容词，不能单独作谓语，必须与be动词连用。
Not this
He is eager of success.
Use this
He is eager for success.
表示'渴望某事'时，eager后接介词for，而不是of。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
渴望学习
She is an eager to learn new things.
她渴望学习新事物。
热切的期待
The children waited in eager anticipation for the show to start.
孩子们热切地等待着演出开始。
工作勤奋的人
He's such an eager beaver, always volunteering for extra tasks.
他真是个实干家，总是主动承担额外任务。
渴望成功
Young athletes are often eager for success at any cost.
年轻运动员常常不惜代价渴望成功。
渴望的眼神
The puppy looked at me with eager eyes, hoping for a treat.
小狗用渴望的眼神看着我，希望得到零食。
热切的学生
The eager student raised his hand before the teacher finished the question.
那个热切的学生在老师还没问完问题时就举起了手。
勤奋的人
He's such an eager beaver, always volunteering for extra work.
他是个特别勤奋的人，总是自愿加班。
急于取悦
The new intern is eager to please, so she always finishes tasks early.
新来的实习生急于取悦别人，所以总是提前完成任务。
非常热切
She was as eager as a beaver to start the new project.
她非常热切地开始新项目。
发长 /iː/ 音 (如 sea, tea)
Same pattern, same sound
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想象老鹰(eagle)捕食时急切的神态，eager发音与eagle相似。
形容词，表示热切渴望，常用于日常对话、学术或工作场合，语气积极但不过于正式，多为中性偏正面。
常接不定式或介词for
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