zeal

英 [ziːl]

美 [ziːl]

n.  热情; 激情

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Collins.1 / BNC.11139 / COCA.10184

牛津词典

noun

• 热情；激情
  great energy or enthusiasm connected with sth that you feel strongly about
  1. her missionary/reforming/religious/political zeal
     她的传教士般的 / 改革 / 宗教 / 政治热情

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 热情;激情;热忱
  Zealis great enthusiasm, especially in connection with work, religion, or politics.
  1. ...his zeal for teaching...
     他对教学工作的热情
  2. Mr Lopez approached his task with a religious zeal.
     洛佩斯先生以宗教般的热诚对待工作。

英英释义

noun

• prompt willingness
  1. readiness to continue discussions
  2. they showed no eagerness to spread the gospel
  3. they disliked his zeal in demonstrating his superiority
  4. he tried to explain his forwardness in battle
  Synonym:readinesseagernessforwardness
• excessive fervor to do something or accomplish some end
  1. he had an absolute zeal for litigation
• a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)
  1. they were imbued with a revolutionary ardor
  2. he felt a kind of religious zeal
  Synonym:ardorardourelan

双语例句

• The greatest dangers to liberty lurk in insidious encroachment by men of zeal, well-meaning but without understanding.
  自由最大的危险潜藏于热情、善意但没有良好理解力的人们的隐伏的侵蚀中。
• This kind of painstaking care and zeal has become part of Li's working philosophy.
  这种艰苦卓绝的认真态度和极端的热忱，已成为李的工作哲学的一个组成部分。
• But in their zeal to act, politicians and regulators are looking through the wrong end of the telescope.
  但行动热情高涨的政治家和监管者正从望远镜的错误一端看问题。
• Hate and revolutionary zeal raged.
  恨和革命热情交相进发。
• And young students fired with religious fever and revolutionary zeal are powerful weapons helping to achieve those aims.
  年轻的学生们拿出高涨的宗教信念和革命热情与政府顽抗到底，这是帮助他们实现目标的最有力武器。
• He feels zeal for his work.
  他对工作抱有热忱。
• I am a teacher. I started my profession with zeal and an attitude of optimism.
  我是老师。我带着热情和乐观的态度开始了我的职业生涯。
• It is a commendable zeal, I hasten to say.
  这是一个值得称道的热情，我赶紧说。
• I appreciate your insistent belief and zeal for work.
  欣赏你的坚持信念，欣赏你对工作的热忱。
• In those days, full of zeal, I made a great many parish calls.
  那时候，充满着热心，我打了很多次教区的电话。