impatience

英 [ɪmˈpeɪʃəns]

美 [ɪmˈpeɪʃəns]

n.  急躁；无耐心；不耐烦

TEM8

BNC.9012 / COCA.11344

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 不耐烦的;急躁的
  If you areimpatient, you are annoyed because you have to wait too long for something.
  1. He is impatient as the first hour passes and then another...
     一个小时、两个小时过去了,他不耐烦了。
  2. The big clubs are becoming increasingly impatient at the rate of progress.
     大牌俱乐部对缓慢的进展越来越不耐烦了。
• ADJ-GRADED 易发火的;无耐心的
  If you areimpatient, you are easily irritated by things.
  1. Beware of being too impatient with others...
     注意不要对人不耐烦。
  2. He threw it aside with an impatient gesture and another oath and walked off.
     他不耐烦地把它扔到一边,又骂了一句,然后走开了。
• ADJ 迫不及待的;切望的;急不可耐的
  If you areimpatient todo something orimpatient forsomething to happen, you are eager to do it or for it to happen and do not want to wait.
  1. He was impatient to get home...
     他迫不及待想要回家。
  2. They are impatient for jobs and security.
     他们渴望得到工作，获取安全感。

英英释义

noun

• a dislike of anything that causes delay
• a restless desire for change and excitement
• a lack of patience
  Synonym:restlessness

双语例句

• Too much brings associations with violent emotions leading to impatience, confusion and irritability.
  过多的红色会使人情绪浮躁，以至失去耐心，引起混乱和易怒。
• Sunday, their manager voted for prudence over impatience.
  他们的总教练选择了慎重而不急躁。
• This fact interferes with developers '"agility" and impatience, of course.
  当然，这与开发人员的“敏捷性”和焦躁有关。
• Don't give into anger and impatience.
  同样不要愤怒和急躁。
• There is a certain impatience among some of the soldiers
  有些士兵有点儿不耐烦。
• 'Christ! Marshall, go and talk to somebody else,'cried Gerald, with sudden impatience.
  “行了！马歇尔，去跟别人聊吧。”杰拉德突然不耐烦地叫道。
• Harry could hear the impatience in her voice.
  哈里能听出她声音的不耐烦。
• All these real and fictional stories inspire in me an odd mixture of compassion and impatience.
  所有这些真实和虚构的故事在我心中激起了一种同情与不耐烦杂糅的复杂感情。
• Some impatience was exhibited owing to the non-arrival of the speaker.
  由于讲演人未到，听众显得有些不耐烦。
• Try to control your impatience when any unexpected problem arises.
  当出现没有预料到的问题时要尽量控制住你的急躁情绪。