too impatient to wait; eagerly
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
too urgent/impatient to wait; extremely eager
Used to describe an intense, almost unbearable feeling of eagerness or urgency to do something. Often preceded by a subject wanting to perform an action.
Tā他
pò迫
bù不
jí及
dài待
de地
xiǎng想
dǎ打
kāi开
lǐ礼
wù物
。
He couldn't wait to open the gift.
Jià假
qī期
yī一
dào到
，
hái孩
zi子
men们
jiù就
pò迫
bù不
jí及
dài待
de地
chōng冲
chū出
le了
jiào教
shì室
。
As soon as the holiday began, the children rushed out of the classroom eagerly.
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Tīng听
dào到
hǎo好
xiāo消
xi息
，
tā她
pò迫
bù不
jí及
dài待
de地
gěi给
jiā家
rén人
dǎ打
diàn电
huà话
。
Upon hearing the good news, she was too impatient to wait and called her family immediately.
Duì对
xīn新
shǒu手
jī机
，
tā他
zǎo早
yǐ已
pò迫
bù不
jí及
dài待
le了
。
He has been dying to get the new phone for a long time.