• adj. 焦躁的；不耐心的

im-,不，非，patient,耐烦的。

impatient (adj.)

late 14c., from Old French impacient (Modern French impatient), from Latin impatientem (nominative impatiens) "that cannot bear, intolerant, impatient," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + patiens (see patience). Related: Impatiently.

1. He is impatient as the first hour passes and then another.

一个小时、两个小时过去了，他不耐烦了。

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2. The big clubs are becoming increasingly impatient at the rate of progress.

大牌俱乐部对缓慢的进展越来越不耐烦了。

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3. It's true she gets madly impatient with him, but what mother doesn't?

她确实对他极其不耐烦，但哪个母亲不是这样呢？

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4. "The community are getting impatient," said a representative of the Residents' Association.

“社区居民开始不耐烦了，”居民协会的一位代表说。

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5. He is impatient with those who decry the scheme.

对于那些反对该方案的人，他表现得很不耐烦。

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