(adj.) restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition; 'impatient with the slower students'; 'impatient of criticism' .

(adj.) (usually followed by `to') full of eagerness; 'impatient to begin'; 'raring to go' .

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• The idea once broached, all were impatient to put it in execution. 瑪麗·雪萊. 最后一個人.
• In a sense this is true, for no one is more impatient or intolerant of interruption when deeply engaged in some line of experiment. 弗蘭克·劉易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發(fā)明.
• I was this moment telling Jane, I thought you would begin to be impatient for tidings of us. 簡·奧斯汀. 愛瑪.
• Mrs. Porter inquired, growing impatient. 哈里特·威爾遜. 哈里特·威爾遜回憶錄.
• I am too ardent in execution, and too impatient of difficulties. 瑪麗·雪萊. 弗蘭肯斯坦.
• I watched eagerly to see the effect, and became impatient at last that there was no indication of any charge being made. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
• Both women watched him, Hermione with deep resentment and pity for him, Ursula very impatient. 戴維·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
• Do not be impatient, Emma; it will all come out too soon. 簡·奧斯汀. 愛瑪.
• The London train whizzed by, drew back some yards, and in Mr. Bell was hurried by the impatient guard. 伊麗莎白·蓋斯凱爾. 南方與北方.
• An impatient trampling of one of the horses made him presently look up. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• Experimenting on the machine swallowed a great deal of capital, and the stockholders of the company he had formed became impatient. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
• I gave Lucy in charge to the Countess's attendant, and then sought repose from my various struggles and impatient regrets. 瑪麗·雪萊. 最后一個人.
• I was beginning to remind her that to-day was Wednesday, when she checked me with her former impatient movement of the fingers of her right hand. 查爾斯·狄更斯. 遠(yuǎn)大前程.
• The other bird remained as before, except for an impatient glance at the basket. 查爾斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
• The time wore on, and he began to grow impatient. 托馬斯·哈代. 還鄉(xiāng).
• Her answer, therefore, was not propitious, at least not to Elizabeth's wishes, for she was impatient to get home. 簡·奧斯汀. 傲慢與偏見.
• One day soon after the appearance of the chair, Miss Havisham suddenly saying to me, with the impatient movement of her fingers, There, there, there! 查爾斯·狄更斯. 遠(yuǎn)大前程.
• I have hardly had time yet to enjoy a sense of tranquillity, much less to grow impatient under one of loneliness. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
• Miss Bart accepted the cup of tea, but put back the cushion with an impatient hand. 伊迪絲·華頓. 快樂之家.
• Let me hear from you without delay; I am impatient for a thousand particulars. 簡·奧斯汀. 愛瑪.
• And still, in his consciousness, he was sorry for her, her nature was so violent and so impatient. 戴維·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
• This kind of boating is calculated to drive an impatient man mad in a week. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
• Margaret was weary and impatient of the accounts which Dixon perpetually brought to Mrs. Hale of the behaviour of these would-be servants. 伊麗莎白·蓋斯凱爾. 南方與北方.
• Impatient of my importunity she brought with her an avenging dream. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
• I am impatient to see him. 簡·奧斯汀. 傲慢與偏見.
• The horse was impatient at the tenderness while he was feeding. 歐內(nèi)斯特·海明威. 喪鐘為誰而鳴.
• Lily met this query with an impatient gesture. 伊迪絲·華頓. 快樂之家.
• The last I saw of him, his head was bent over his knee and he was working hard at his fetter, muttering impatient imprecations at it and at his leg. 查爾斯·狄更斯. 遠(yuǎn)大前程.
• He too was impatient of the conversation. 戴維·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
• But this, from the momentary perverseness of impatient suffering, she at first refused to do. 簡·奧斯汀. 理智與情感.

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