impatience
noun
ɪmˈpeɪʃəns
noun
1
annoyance
at
having
to
accept
delays,
other
people’s
weaknesses
etc
不耐烦，无耐心;
[+
with
]
his
impatience
with
the
slowness
of
bureaucratic
procedures
他对官僚主义程序的拖延的不耐烦
A
note
of
impatience
had
entered
his
voice.
他的语气开始有一丝不耐烦。
2
great
eagerness
for
something
to
happen,
especially
something
that
is
going
to
happen
soon
〔尤指对即将发生的事的〕渴望，企盼
impatience
to
do
sth
She
was
bursting
with
impatience
to
tell
Natalia
what
had
happened.
她急不可待地想要告诉纳塔利娅所发生的事情。