1. | 不耐烦的;没有耐心的annoyed or irritated by sb/sth, especially because you have to wait for a long time |
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。 | |
Try not to be too impatient with her. 尽量别对她太没耐心。 | |
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。 | |
He waved them away with an impatient gesture. 他厌烦地挥手把他们打发走了。 |
2. | 急于;热切期待wanting to do sth soon; wanting sth to happen soon |
She was clearly impatient to leave. 她显然是迫不及待地想离开。 | |
impatient for change 急于求变 |
3. | ~ of sb/sth (对不愉快的事)不能容忍,不愿接受unable or unwilling to accept sth unpleasant |
impatient of criticism 不愿接受批评 |