eager
/ˈiːgə(r)/adjective
1- (of a person) wanting to do or have something very much（人）渴望的：
the man was eager to please
那个男子急于要取悦别人
young intellectuals eager for knowledge.
求知欲极强的年轻知识分子。
1.1
- (of a person's expression or tone of voice) characterized by keen expectancy or interest（表情, 声调）热切的：
small eager faces looked up and listened.
一张张热切的小脸仰着头听着。
派生词
eagerly
adverbeagerness
noun词源
Middle English （also in the sense 'sharp to the sens-es, pungent, sour'）： from Old French aigre 'keen', from Latin acer, acr- 'sharp, pungent'.