eager
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ea·ger /ˈiːɡə $ -ər/ ●●○ adjective 1 EXCITEDvery keen and excited about something that is going to happen or about something you want to do 热切的，渴望的eager to do something I was eager to get back to work as soon as possible. 我渴望尽早回来工作。 He’s a bright kid and eager to learn. 他是个聪明的孩子，热爱学习。 She’s a very hard worker and very eager to please. 她工作很卖力，而且很希望别人满意。 A crowd of eager young students were already waiting outside. 一群急不可待的青年学生已经在外面等着。eager for fans eager for a glimpse of the singer 急于看一眼歌手的歌迷们2. eager beaver informalENTHUSIASTIC someone who is too keen and works harder than they should 过分热心的人；过于勤奋的人 —eagerly adverb They’re eagerly awaiting the big day. 他们在翘首企盼这个大日子。 —eagerness noun [uncountable] People were pushing each other out of the way in their eagerness to get to the front. 人们互相推搡着，拼命想挤到前面去。
Examples from the Corpus
eager• Perhaps the captain of the frigate was a touch too eager.• A crowd of eager fans were waiting outside the hotel.• Simon was an ambitious man, eager for power and prestige.• He was both eager to adopt the right stance and unnerved by the strangeness of it.• Much of the routine work was done by girl students eager to earn a little extra towards their fees.• I was eager to figure out how much money Peter, and I, had won.• She hurried home from college, eager to hear Tom's news.• But were they eager to learn?• People are quick to slap that label on you, and then just as eager to predict your downfall.• As in the Horton days, the dancers were eager to work with him.• a group of eager volunteerseager to please• Mika is a very hard worker and very eager to please.• And everyone at Angelique is genuinely eager to please.• Can not afford national advertising, so relies on verbal testimonials to expand business, so eager to please.• Everyone who works there is friendly and eager to please.• Like Julia, Nina is eager to please and dissipates her personality in those around her.• The Yugoslavs are a friendly people who are eager to please and will always be happy to help you.• Mike and Arlene were eager to please, decent, good, friendly people.• Her name was Mrs Dempster, and she seemed pleasant and eager to please her new master.• But, hey, the show is so earnest and eager to please that such things are almost easy to overlook.Origin eager (1200-1300) Old French aigre, from Latin acer “sharp”ea·ger adjectiveChineseSyllable
excited is very Corpus keen something to and about that going
eager
ea‧ger /ˈiːɡə $ -ər/
adjective
eager to do something
I was eager to get back to work as soon as possible.
He’s a bright kid and eager to learn.
She’s a very hard worker and very eager to please.
A crowd of eager young students were already waiting outside.
eager for
fans eager for a glimpse of the singer
2. eager beaver informal someone who is too keen and works harder than they should
—eagerly adverb:
They’re eagerly awaiting the big day.
—eagerness noun [uncountable]:
People were pushing each other out of the way in their eagerness to get to the front.
▪ enthusiastic feeling or showing a lot of interest or excitement about something: He’s really enthusiastic about his new job. | An enthusiastic crowd cheered the team onto the pitch.
▪eager wanting to do something or know about something very soon: He was eager to hear every detail of her day. | She was always eager for her turn on the catwalk. | The room was full of eager young faces. | We waited in eager anticipation.
▪keen eager to work or learn: She hasn’t much experience but she’s very keen. | John was a keen student who worked very hard.
▪zealous doing something in a very enthusiastic way, especially supporting something or making sure that people obey rules : She was a zealous supporter of the revolution. | The company has been extremely zealous in defending its interests. | Officials have been very zealous in the application of the new regulations.
▪avid [only before noun] written used when you want to emphasize that someone does something a lot or is very interested in something: an avid golfer | She was an avid reader all her life. | I’ve become an avid collector of his work. | Henry is an avid fan of the sport. | As a schoolboy he had an avid interest in birds.
▪fervent written believing or feeling something very strongly and sincerely: Galinsoga was one of Franco’s most fervent supporters. | One of Allen 's fervent admirers was Richard Nixon. | her fervent belief in promoting the work of good women artists
▪be mad about something British English informal to like something very much and be very interested in it: My sister’s mad about horses. | Since you’re so mad about clothes, you can help me choose a wedding dress.
▪can’t wait to do something to be very eager to do something: I can’t wait to get started.
▪be looking forward to something to feel pleased and excited because you know that something is going to happen soon: I’m looking forward to the vacation.
ea‧ger /ˈiːɡə $ -ər/
adjective Date: 1200-1300
Language: Old French
Origin: aigre, from Latin acer 'sharp'
1. very keen and excited about something that is going to happen or about something you want to doLanguage: Old French
Origin: aigre, from Latin acer 'sharp'
eager to do something
eager for
2. eager beaver informal someone who is too keen and works harder than they should
—eagerly adverb:
—eagerness noun [uncountable]:
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