eager

eager /ˈi:ɡə/ adj.殷切希望，亟于，热望 （作表语，后跟for/after/about/in等引起的短语，也跟不定式）：be eager for success殷切希望成功；be eager about one’s progress 争取进步；be eager in one’s studies 热心学习 Now she was back, eager to see her friends. 现在她回来了，急于见到她的朋友。He was eager for Monday to come.他急切希望星期一快点到来。He listened to the story with eager attention. 他全神贯注听着这个故事。

［辨析］eager是积极的渴望；anxious 一般是对结果怀有不安的渴望，如：Mr. Butter was always eager to work. 巴特先生总是渴望能工作。He was anxious to get to know the result of the exam. 他十分不安，急于想知道考试结果。