巴不得

anxious

look forward to

earnestly wish for

too sweet

rather than otherwise

for two pins

巴不得[bābude]

-（迫切盼望）beonlytooanxious(todosth.);eagerlylookforwardto;earnestlywish:
beonlytooanxioustogetbacktotheschoolrightaway;巴不得立即回到学校
Iwishitwereso.我巴不得这样。

她巴不得婴儿早日出生。
She can't wait for the patter of tiny feet.

她这时巴不得整个事情都结束才好。
She began to wish the whole business finished.

那些小男孩儿巴不得让那欺负人的坏蛋也尝点苦头。
The smaller boys badly wanted to give the bully a dose of his own medicine.

他看了旅游手册就巴不得去度假。
Reading travel brochures whetted his appetite for a holiday.

他巴不得讨好人。
He is anxious to please.

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