The gaoler looked on eagerly, anxious to see if his fellow actor had at last learnt his lines.
狱卒热切地观察着，急于想了解他的同事是否记熟了台词。
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 22 By heart
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adj. 焦急的;渴望的;令人焦虑的;流露出忧虑的;
💡 anx苦恼+ious...的 → 焦虑的
"He seemed anxious about the meeting."
他似乎对这次会议忧心忡忡。
近义：hopeful, appetent, impatient, longing, aspiring, avid
反义：impassive, indifferent, ardorless, lackadaisical, listless, abulic
n. 演员（尤指男演员）;行动者;参与者;
💡 act行动，表演+or名词后缀，表示人 →行动者，男演员
"amusing anecdotes about his brief career as an actor"
关于他短暂演员生涯的趣闻逸事
近义：histrion, interpreter, artiste, performer, playactor, player
gaoler
['dʒeilə]
n. <英>狱卒;
"The gaoler caned the man."
狱卒用藤条鞭打这个人.
近义：jailer, warden, warder, jailor
adv. 渴望, 热衷于, 热切
近义：anxiously, hopefully, hungrily, impatiently, keenly, avidly
反义：impassively, indifferently, stolidly, unconcernedly, disinterestedly
n. 同伴;男子;（大学的）研究员;（某些学院或大学的）董事;
adj. 同伴的;同事的;同类的;同情况的;
vt. 使…与另一个对等;使…与另一个匹敌;
💡 肥鹅(fe)认识1个(l)低(low) 男子
"He towers above his fellow students in mathematical ability."
他的数学才能胜过他的同学.
近义：individual, partner, person, single, subject, dude