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| | very keen to do something or enthusiastic about something that will happen 热切的；渴望的 | She looked at the eager faces waiting for her news. 她看了看那些期待着她的消息的热切的脸孔。 | | eager to do sth He’ s so eager to learn that he stays late every evening. 他太好学了，以至每晚都熬夜。 | | +for The girls were bored and seemed eager for new experiences. 女孩子们感到腻烦了，似乎对新的体验很渴望。 | |
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| - | eager to please
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| willing to do anything that other people want |
| 急于取悦某人 |
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| - | only too eager to do sth
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| very keen to do something , especially so keen that it causes problems |
| 过于迫切地想做某事（尤指因太迫切反而导致问题） |
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| Some patients are only too eager to tell you exactly how they feel. 有些病人太急于告诉你他们的确切感受。 |
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| eagerly adv |
| the most eagerly awaited film of the year 本年度最受期待的电影 |
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| eagerness noun U |
| Sam fell over in his eagerness to reach the telephone. 萨姆急着去接电话，结果却摔倒了。 |
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