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热切的,渴望的,热心的,热情洋溢的

资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Eager \Ea"ger\, a. [OE. egre sharp, sour, eager, OF. agre,
   aigre, F. aigre, fr. L. acer sharp, sour, spirited, zealous;
   akin to Gr. ? highest, extreme, Skr. a?ra point; fr. a root
   signifying to be sharp. Cf. {Acrid}, {Edge}.]
   1. Sharp; sour; acid. [Obs.] ``Like eager droppings into
      milk.'' --Shak.

   2. Sharp; keen; bitter; severe. [Obs.] ``A nipping and an
      eager air.'' ``Eager words.'' --Shak.

   3. Excited by desire in the pursuit of any object; ardent to
      pursue, perform, or obtain; keenly desirous; hotly
      longing; earnest; zealous; impetuous; vehement; as, the
      hounds were eager in the chase.

            And gazed for tidings in my eager eyes. --Shak.

            How eagerly ye follow my disgraces!   --Shak.

            When to her eager lips is brought Her infant's
            thrilling kiss.                       --Keble.

            A crowd of eager and curious schoolboys.
                                                  --Hawthorne.

            Conceit and grief an eager combat fight. --Shak.

   4. Brittle; inflexible; not ductile. [Obs.]

            Gold will be sometimes so eager, as artists call it,
            that it will as little endure the hammer as glass
            itself.                               --Locke.

   Syn: Earnest; ardent; vehement; hot; impetuous; fervent;
        intense; impassioned; zealous; forward.

   Usage: See {Earnest}. -- {Eager}, {Earnest}. Eager marks an
          excited state of desire or passion; thus, a child is
          eager for a plaything, a hungry man is eager for food,
          a covetous man is eager for gain. Eagerness is liable
          to frequent abuses, and is good or bad, as the case
          may be. It relates to what is praiseworthy or the
          contrary. Earnest denotes a permanent state of mind,
          feeling, or sentiment. It is always taken in a good
          sense; as, a preacher is earnest in his appeals to the
          conscience; an agent is earnest in his solicitations.

Eager \Ea"ger\, n.
   Same as {Eagre}.

资料来源 : WordNet®

eager
     n : a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by
         colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary) [syn: {tidal
         bore}, {bore}, {eagre}, {aegir}]

eager
     adj 1: having or showing keen interest or intense desire or
            impatient expectancy; "eager to learn"; "eager to
            travel abroad"; "eager for success"; "eager helpers";
            "an eager look" [ant: {uneager}]
     2: marked by active interest and enthusiasm; "an avid sports
        fan"; "a great walker"; "an eager beaver" [syn: {avid}, {great},
         {zealous}]