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eagerness to + infinitive
后接动词不定式，表示渴望做某事。
She showed an eagerness to learn new things.
她表现出学习新事物的热心。
渴望；热心；急切
eagernesses — plural of eagerness
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
渴望；热心；急切
a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
She showed an eagerness to learn new things.
她表现出学习新事物的热心。
热切；渴望
The state or quality of being eager; ardent desire.
Her eagerness to learn new things impressed her teacher.
她渴望学习新事物的态度给老师留下了深刻印象。
He couldn't hide his eagerness when the package arrived.
包裹到达时，他无法掩饰自己的急切心情。
Their eagerness for the project was clear from the start.
他们从开始就对那个项目表现出明显的热忱。
后接动词不定式，表示渴望做某事。
She showed an eagerness to learn new things.
她表现出学习新事物的热心。
后接名词或代词，表示对某事物的强烈兴趣。
His eagerness for success is evident.
他对成功的渴望显而易见。
用作状语，表示以急切的方式。
The children waited with eagerness for the show to begin.
孩子们急切地等待演出开始。
Not this
I am eagerness to start.
Use this
I am eager to start.
“eagerness”是名词，不能用作表语；应用形容词“eager”表示状态。
Not this
She has an eagerness of learning Chinese.
Use this
She has an eagerness to learn Chinese.
“eagerness”后通常接不定式“to do”，而非“of + 动名词”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
求知欲
Her eagerness to learn made her a favorite among the teachers.
她的求知欲使她成为老师们的宠儿。
对权力的渴望
His eagerness for power eventually alienated his allies.
他对权力的渴望最终疏远了盟友。
满怀热情地
The students accepted the challenge with great eagerness.
学生们满怀热情地接受了挑战。
几乎无法抑制的热切
She spoke with barely contained eagerness about the trip.
她几乎无法抑制地热切谈论着这次旅行。
表现出热切
He didn't show eagerness to join the project.
他并没有表现出加入该项目的热切。
Use eagernesses naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象一只小狗看到主人拿起牵引绳时摇尾巴的样子，那就是 eagerness（急切渴望）。
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、书面表达、正式演讲 该词为中性词，在口语和书面语中均可使用，通常不带有明显的正式或非正式色彩。
没有常见的完全押韵词；所有 -ness 词只共享后缀，重音元音不同，因此不押韵。eager 与 eagerness 开头拼写和发音相同但结尾不同；earnest 拼写以 ear 开头，发音为 /ɜːr/，是形近异音词。
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