impatient

adjective

/ɪmˈpeɪʃnt/

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annoyed by somebody/something, especially because you have to wait for a long time不耐煩的；沒有耐心的
- I'd been waiting for twenty minutes and I was getting impatient.我等了二十分鐘，有點不耐煩了。
- The children were growing impatient.孩子們越來越不耐煩了。
- impatient with somebody/something Try not to be too impatient with her.盡量别對她太沒耐心。
- impatient at something Sarah was becoming increasingly impatient at their lack of interest.他們缺乏興趣，薩拉對此越來越不能忍耐了。
- An impatient driver behind me sounded his horn.我後面的一個司機不耐煩了, 按響了喇叭。
- He waved them away with an impatient gesture.他厭煩地揮手把他們打發走了。
Extra Examples
- Sometimes he is very impatient with his wife.有時候他對妻子很沒耐心。
- Sean was a little impatient at the time Valerie devoted to her mother.肖恩有點兒忍受不了瓦萊麗花太多時間在她母親身上。
- She's getting impatient with the delays.她對延誤越來越不耐煩了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- appear
- be
- feel
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adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
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preposition
- about
- at
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wanting to do something soon; wanting something to happen soon急於；熱切期待
- impatient to do something She was clearly impatient to leave.她顯然是迫不及待地想離開。
- impatient for something impatient for change急於求變
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- appear
- be
- feel
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
preposition
- about
- at
- for
- …
See full entry
impatient of somebody/something (formal) unable or unwilling to accept something unpleasant（對不愉快的事）不能容忍，不願接受
- impatient of criticism不願接受批評

Word Originlate Middle English (in the senses ‘lacking patience’ and ‘unbearable’): via Old French from Latin impatient- ‘not bearing, impatient’, from in- ‘not’ + pati ‘suffer, bear’ .