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单词 impatient
释义
impatient
adjective
uk
/ɪmˈpeɪ.ʃənt/us
/ɪmˈpeɪ.ʃənt/
B2
easilyannoyedby someone'smistakesor because you have towait:
不耐烦的，无耐心的
He's a goodteacher, butinclinedto be abitimpatientwithslowlearners.他是个好老师，但对学得慢的学生却总有些不耐烦。
You'd behopelesstakingcareofchildren- you'refartoo impatient!照看孩子你是不行的——你太没有耐心了！
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
getting angry easily
  • bad-temperedHe's so bad-tempered! He never should have become a teacher.
  • irritableBe careful what you say; he's very irritable today.
  • grumpyI'm just a little tired and grumpy today.
  • crankyUSShe's very cranky because she has a toothache.
  • impatientI'm too impatient for fishing.
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B2
wantingsomething tohappenassoonaspossible:
切望的；焦急的
He's got a lot ofexcitingideasand he's impatienttogetstarted.他有许多好主意，迫不及待地想动手做。
People areincreasinglyimpatientforchangein thiscountry.该国人民日益期盼变革。
More examples
  • Ron'stroubleis that he's too impatient.
  • He's very impatient and alwaysinterruptsme mid-sentence.
  • He wastryingtoexplainbut shebecameimpatient andsenthim away .
  • She used to be very impatient, but she'smellowedovertime.
  • She can be abitimpatient with theslowlearners.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Bad-tempered
  • argumentative
  • bad-tempered
  • be hell on wheelsidiom
  • be like a bear with a sore headidiom
  • be spoiling for a fightidiom
  • grumpily
  • grumpiness
  • grumpy
  • have a short fuseidiom
  • hell
  • petulant
  • petulantly
  • pugnacious
  • pugnacity
  • quarrelsome
  • testily
  • testiness
  • testy
  • tetchily
  • tetchiness
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(Definition ofimpatientfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

impatient| American Dictionary

impatient
adjective
us
/ɪmˈpeɪ·ʃənt/
notwillingtowaitfor something tohappenandbecomingannoyedatdelays:
Don’t be impatient, you’ll getyourturn.
Shegrewimpatient with theothers.
Impatient can alsomeaneagerfor something tohappen:
[+ to infinitive]He was impatient tobecomethe newboss.

impatience

noun[U]us
/ɪmˈpeɪ·ʃəns/
Thehorsesnortedwith impatience.

impatiently

adverbus
/ɪmˈpeɪ·ʃənt·li/
Unable tosleep, hewaitedimpatiently for thedawntoarrive.
(Definition ofimpatientfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofimpatient

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In other words, he wasimpatientwith theological disputes.
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Her first husband was uneducated, unlovable andimpatient.
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Therefore, for a given price, theimpatientgovernment maximizes seigniorage by issuing money as rapidly as possible.
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If agents areimpatient, positive long-run growth is only possible when the natural resource experiences a high biotic rate of growth.
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In addition, they were alsoimpatientwith the cultural and linguistic studies required for a serious analysis, while anthropologists were seldom interested in politics.
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The promise of democracy belongs to the longer term : observers, includingimpatientdonors, need to bear this in mind.
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Finally, some negotiation protocols occur over an extended period of time which does not cater toimpatientor time-constrained consumers.
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Couples with low risk aversion who are veryimpatientto consume would not purchase a life annuity with contingent survivor benefit.
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Perhaps it is time that is wanting, in that dramatists are working under undue pressure to create instant culture for animpatientnew nation.
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All syntheses, it has been said, are butimpatientintuitions.
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Children are demanding andimpatientwith the teacher.
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Thanks to both these astute ethnographers who may well beimpatientwith the rest of my analysis.
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Indeed, he was notable in beingimpatientwith any apparently agreed conclusions in modern history.
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To overcome this uncertainty, individuals require a way of ensuring that they can avoid being cheated byimpatientoutsiders.
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On the optimal allocation of service toimpatienttasks.
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