impatient
🇬🇧 UK/ɪm'peɪʃ(ə)nt/🇺🇸 US/im'peiʃәnt/
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Definitions
adj.
Unable to wait calmly; easily annoyed by delays; eagerly wanting something to happen.
不耐烦的,急躁的;急切的
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.impatient for急切期望
- 2.impatient with对...不耐烦
- 3.grow impatient变得不耐烦
Example Sentences
- 1.
The impatient driver honked at every car in front of him.
- 2.
She became impatient after waiting for two hours at the doctor's office.