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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 ExamplesSometimes 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。
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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 Dictionaryverbs- appear
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- 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’ .