English Dictionary

eager

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈiɡɚ/

形容詞

古風 直訳 廃用 比喩的用法

Desirous; keen to do or obtain something. / (computing theory) Not employing lazy evaluation; calculating results immediately, rather than deferring calculation until they are required.

日本語の意味

熱望している、欲求が強い / （コンピューティングにおいて）遅延評価を用いず、即座に結果を計算する

She was eager to start the project the moment she heard about it.

彼女はその話を聞いた瞬間、プロジェクトを始めることを強く望んでいた。

意味（1）

Desirous; keen to do or obtain something.

Stacey is very eager to go cycling this weekend.

意味（2）

(computing theory) Not employing lazy evaluation; calculating results immediately, rather than deferring calculation until they are required.

an eager algorithm

意味（3）

(dated) Brittle; inflexible; not ductile.

gold itself will be sometimes so eager, (as artists call it), that it will as little endure the hammer as glass itself

意味（4）

(obsolete, literally) Sharp; sour; acid.

like eager droppings into milk

意味（5）

(obsolete, figuratively) Sharp; keen; bitter; severe.

If so thou thinkest, vex him with eager words.

more eager （ comparative ）

eagerer （ comparative ）

most eager （ superlative ）

eagerest （ superlative ）