詞彙精選：zealous的用法和辨析

一、詳細釋義：

adj.

熱心的，熱情的，積極的

例句：

The zealous demonstrators were ignored by the media.

熱情的示威遊行者被新聞媒介忽視了。

例句：

He was zealous for improvement.

他熱心於改良。

二、詞義辨析：

enthusiastic,intent,zealous

這些形容詞均有“熱心的，熱誠的”之意。enthusiastic指對參與某項活動或對感興趣的計劃或決定表現出的毫無保留的熱切心情。intent指集中精力從事正在進行的活動，也可指專心尋求自己感興趣的東西。zealous指對所從事的事表現出的高度熱情和積極性。

三、參考例句：

He was zealous for improvement.

他熱心於改良。

They are zealous for quiet.

他們渴望寧靜。

The zealous demonstrators were ignored by the media.

熱情的示威遊行者被新聞媒介忽視了。

She was a zealous worker for charitable bodies.

她對慈善事業充滿熱忱。

Thanks to a zealous member of the public, the bomb was discovered before it went off.

多虧了一位熱心的民衆，那顆炸彈在引爆前才能被發現。

Edward Heath, zealous for his European relationship, was increasingly absorbed by domestic crisis.

熱衷於同歐洲各國搞好關係的愛德華·希斯也被國內危機搞得越來越無暇他顧。

The doctors were zealous in their efforts to ensure the survival of premature babies.

醫生們在努力保證早產嬰兒成活方面熱情很高。

She had been a steadfast and zealous advocate of sex equality.

她始終是一個性別平等的堅定而積極的倡導者。