impatient

adjective

/ɪmˈpeɪʃnt/

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annoyed by somebody/something, especially because you have to wait for a long time不耐烦的；没有耐心的
- I'd been waiting for twenty minutes and I was getting impatient.我等了二十分钟，有点不耐烦了。
- The children were growing impatient.孩子们越来越不耐烦了。
- impatient with somebody/something Try not to be too impatient with her.尽量别对她太没耐心。
- impatient at something Sarah was becoming increasingly impatient at their lack of interest.他们缺乏兴趣，萨拉对此越来越不能忍耐了。
- An impatient driver behind me sounded his horn.我后面的一个司机不耐烦了, 按响了喇叭。
- He waved them away with an impatient gesture.他厌烦地挥手把他们打发走了。
Extra Examples
- Sometimes he is very impatient with his wife.有时候他对妻子很没耐心。
- Sean was a little impatient at the time Valerie devoted to her mother.肖恩有点儿忍受不了瓦莱丽花太多时间在她母亲身上。
- She's getting impatient with the delays.她对延误越来越不耐烦了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- appear
- be
- feel
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adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
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preposition
- about
- at
- for
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wanting to do something soon; wanting something to happen soon急于；热切期待
- impatient to do something She was clearly impatient to leave.她显然是迫不及待地想离开。
- impatient for something impatient for change急于求变
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（对不愉快的事）不能容忍，不愿接受
- impatient of criticism不愿接受批评

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’ .