eager

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

eager BrE [ˈiːɡə(r)] NAmE [ˈiːɡər] adjective
very interested and excited by sth that is going to happen or about sth that you want to do
Syn: ↑keen
•eager crowds outside the stadium
•~ for sth She is eager for (= wants very much to get) her parents' approval.
•~ to do sth Everyone in the class seemed eager to learn.
•They're eager to please (= wanting to be helpful).
Derived Words: ↑eagerly ▪ ↑eagerness

Word Origin:
Middle English (also in the sense ‘pungent, sour’): from Old French aigre ‘keen’, from Latin acer, acr- ‘sharp, pungent’.

Thesaurus:
eager [eager eagerly eagerness] adj.
•Everyone seemed eager to learn.
enthusiastic • • avid • • hungry • • anxious • • impatient • |especially BrE keen • |informal mad • |formal zealous •
Opp: reluctant
eager/avid/hungry/anxious/impatient/keen/mad for sth
eager/enthusiastic/anxious/impatient/keen to do sth
eager/anxious/keen that…
Eager or enthusiastic? People are often eager about things that they want for themselves
•The low prices pulled in crowds of eager buyers.
They are often enthusiastic about other people and their ideas and achievements
•enthusiastic support/applause/praise


Example Bank:
•Muir's friends were especially eager for him to write the book.
•They were only too eager to help us.
•We were eager for news.
•Eager crowds waited outside the stadium.
•She is eager for her parents' approval.
•They're eager to please.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  tidal bore, bore, eagre, aegir