zeal
noun
ziːl
noun
1
eagerness
to
do
something,
especially
to
achieve
a
particular
religious
or
political
aim
〔尤指实现宗教或政治目标的〕热情，热忱
religious/revolutionary/missionary
etc
zeal
He
approached
the
job
with
missionary
zeal.
他以极大的热忱来对待这份工作。
in
your
zeal
to
do
sth
In
their
zeal
to
catch
drug
dealers,
police
have
ignored
citizens’
basic
civil
rights.
警方捉拿毒贩心切，却忽略了公民的基本民权。
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for
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their
zeal
for
privatization
他们的私有化热情