热切的，渴望的　marked by strong interest or impatient desire; full of enthusiasm

　～ looks　焦急的样子
　～ about one's progress　渴求进步
　～ after　渴望…
　～ after success　渴望成功
　～ for　渴望…
　～ for success　渴望成功
　～ in one's studies　发奋求学

　She listened with eager attention.　她聚精会神地倾听。
　He is an eager student.　他是个勤奋的学生。
　The engineer was an eager participant in technical co-operation.　那位工程师热心参加技术合作。
　He is eager about his studies.　他对学习很热心。
　She is eager about her progress.　她渴望取得进步。
　I am not now so eager about your coming to town as I was.　现在我不像以前那样急于要你进城来。
　He was eager after knowledge.　他渴求知识。
　Susan was eager in winning his heart.　苏珊急于想获得他的欢心。
　She is very eager in her studies.　她热衷于学习。
　I am eager to learn how to ride a bicycle.　我急于想学会骑自行车。
　The child is eager to have the candy.　那孩子巴不得拿到糖。
　He is always eager to win.　他总是渴望能赢。
　He is becoming eager to study.　他渐渐好学起来。
　He is eager to travel.　他很想旅行。
　We were all eager to see him again.　我们都非常想再见到他。
　I am not so eager to get a new car now, the prices have gone up.　我现在不急于买新汽车，因为价钱已经涨了。
　Now she was back, eager to see her friends.　现在她回来了，急切地想见朋友。
　He was desperately eager to be back after more than a week's absence from school.　他离校一个多星期以后，回校之心甚切。
　He was too eager to succeed.　他太急于求成。
　I am eager for you to meet my new friends.　我很想要你见见我的新朋友。
　I am eager for the performance to begin.　我热切地等待演出开始。
　The head is eager that all the workers should come in time.　队长急着要所有工人都按时来。

 ♣ eager beaver
　〈美口〉做事异常卖力的人；雄心勃勃的人 sb who is overzealous
　Ask young Harry to do it—he's still an eager beaver and wants to impress by his willingness.　请年轻的亨利干吧——他仍然是个雄心勃勃的人，并努力使人对他的投入留下深刻印象。
 ♣ eager for
　渴望，想得到　full of interest in or desire for
　I am eager for news about them.　我渴望得到他们的消息。
　He is eager for knowledge.　他渴望得到知识。
　He is eager for praise.　他极想要人家称赞。
　He is eager for martyrdom for the country.　他渴望为国家献身。
　He is eager for success.　他渴望成功。
　She is new here so naturally she is eager for friendship.　她是新来到这里的，当然渴望交朋友。

 ♣ eager, anxious
　参见anxious条。
 ♣ eager, ardent, earnest, enthusiastic, zealous
　这组词的共同意思是“渴望的”“热切的”。其区别在于：
1. eager指对成功的期望或进取的热情；earnest表示认真执著地对待一项工作；ardent指有如火一般炽热的感情；enthusiastic指根据爱好、兴趣而产生的热情洋溢的情感；zealous多指奉献的热情，也可指强烈的宗教信仰。例如：
　She is enthusiastic about the new teaching method.　她对新的教学方法很热心。
　He was an ardent supporter of the reform.　他是改革的热情支持者。
　It is my earnest wish that you use this money to further your research.　我真诚希望你用这笔钱继续你的研究工作。
　The youths like to be zealous for liberty and freedom.　青年人喜欢热情地追求自由。
2. eager含有难以等待或难以抑制的意味；earnest带有充满热情、专心、无私的含义；enthusiastic含有对某事极端酷爱、仰慕或赞许的含义；zealous则暗示热情来自信仰或态度以及为此而采取行动的可能性。例如：
　He made an earnest attempt to persuade her.　他热心努力地去说服她。
　I am enthusiastic over a project for building a new bridge.　我热衷于修建一座新桥的规划。
　They were zealous in the pursuit of the truth.　他们热切追求真理。
3. earnest比eager更慎重、认真、持久；enthusiastic比earnest更生动。例如：
　Mary is an earnest student.　玛丽是个认真的学生。
　When we put the suggestion to him he was enthusiastic for its immediate application.　当我们把这项建议提交给他时，他热衷于马上把它付诸实施。
 ♣ eager, keen
　参见keen条。

1. 当我的孩子从马上摔下来时我忧虑不安。
　［误］ I was eager when my child was thrown from the horse.
　［正］ I was anxious when my child was thrown from the horse.
　［析］ eager和anxious都有“着急”的意思。但eager着重强调对美好事物的向往，可译作“渴望”，意为急于看到某事的发生；而anxious更多强调“焦急”“忧虑”，意为“担心”某事发生。
2. 投机商们总是迫切希望立刻获得赢利。
　［误］ The speculators are always eager to a quick profit.
　［正］ The speculators are always eager for a quick profit.
　［析］ 表示“急于做某事”“盼望”“想得到”时，可用be eager for n.形式，或用 be eager to-v结构。
3. 人人都巴不得一试身手。
　［误］ Every man was eager trying his skill.
　［正］ Every man was eager to try his skill.
　［析］ eager是表示情感意义的形容词，其后不接动名词，而接动词不定式。

　［同义词］ anxious, ardent, desirous, earnest, enthusiastic, hot, hungry, impatient, zealous
　［反义词］ apathetic, unconcerned, unenthusiastic, uninterested
　［词源］　中古英语egre<拉丁语acer（渴望的，热心的）