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单词 impatience
释义 impatience
impatience /ɪmˈpeɪ.ʃəns/ noun [U]
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C2 the feeling of being annoyed by someone's mistakes or because you have to wait:
» "I've shown you how to do this before," she said, unable to disguise her impatience.» There's a growing impatience among the electorate with the old two-party system.Thesaurus+: ↑Anger and displeasure
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C2 the feeling of wanting something to happen as soon as possible:
» [+ to infinitive] He was already half an hour late, which explains his impatience to leave.Thesaurus+: ↑Wanting things , ↑Hoping and hopefulnessWord Builder:Nouns: patience, impatience, patientAdjectives: patient, impatientAdverbs: patiently, impatiently
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