zeal

英 [ziːl]

美 [ziːl]

n. 热情; 激情

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

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

Loyalty and ideological zeal rather than competence were the path to preferment. That exacerbated already difficult challenges.
效忠和意识形态的热情、而不是胜任能力，成了晋升之路，这恶化了业已艰难的挑战。
He thinks that with the new zeal for money-making, a certain quality of life has been lost.
他认为由于这股新的挣钱热情，生活的某种品质已经丧失殆尽了。
He was afire with missionary zeal.
他充满了传教士般的热忱。
Appearances matter in Japan and the carmaker's zeal is being matched by others.
日本的表面事物和汽车制造商的热忱已经是一致的了。
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。
For I bear them witness, that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.
我可以为他们作证：他们对天主有热心，但不合乎真知超见。
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。
Hate and revolutionary zeal raged.
恨和革命热情交相进发。
You have zeal for the work you do and the people you work with.
你要满腔热情的去工作和对待同事。
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。