英语词汇“zealous”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

adj

Use the adjective zealous as a way to describe eagerness or enthusiastic activity. If you are too zealous in your efforts to decorate the house with Christmas lights, you might cause a power outage for the whole neighborhood.

Zealous is the adjective for the noun zeal "eager partisanship"; the latter has a long e, but zealous has a short one: ZEL-uhs. It can have a slightly negative connotation, and people are sometimes described as "overzealous," meaning they try too hard. "Zealous" rhymes with "jealous" (and in fact they're from the same Greek word), but don't confuse them: a jealous person might be resentful of someone who makes zealous efforts to achieve success.

WORD FAMILY

zealous: overzealous, zealousest, zealously+/overzealous: overzealously/zeal: zealous, zeals

USAGE EXAMPLES

That, to me, is the opposite of zealous advocacy.”

Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016)

Reagan and Pierce were also zealous advocates of turning HUD’s responsibilities over to the private sector.

Washington Post(Dec 06, 2016)

And Boeing was an ostentatious declaration that he would be the zealous guardian of government spending that you would expect from a crusading outsider.

Washington Post(Dec 08, 2016)

adj marked by active interest and enthusiasm

Syn

avid
enthusiastic

having or showing great excitement and interest

单词	zealous
释义	zealous (once / 654 pages) adj Use the adjective zealous as a way to describe eagerness or enthusiastic activity. If you are too zealous in your efforts to decorate the house with Christmas lights, you might cause a power outage for the whole neighborhood. Zealous is the adjective for the noun zeal "eager partisanship"; the latter has a long e, but zealous has a short one: ZEL-uhs. It can have a slightly negative connotation, and people are sometimes described as "overzealous," meaning they try too hard. "Zealous" rhymes with "jealous" (and in fact they're from the same Greek word), but don't confuse them: a jealous person might be resentful of someone who makes zealous efforts to achieve success. WORD FAMILY zealous: overzealous, zealousest, zealously+/overzealous: overzealously/zeal: zealous, zeals USAGE EXAMPLES That, to me, is the opposite of zealous advocacy.” Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) Reagan and Pierce were also zealous advocates of turning HUD’s responsibilities over to the private sector. Washington Post(Dec 06, 2016) And Boeing was an ostentatious declaration that he would be the zealous guardian of government spending that you would expect from a crusading outsider. Washington Post(Dec 08, 2016) adj marked by active interest and enthusiasm Syn avid enthusiastic having or showing great excitement and interest
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