急[jí]

形

1. impatient; anxious

♦ ~着要出发 be impatient to set out

2. irritated; annoyed; nettled

♦ 你老唠叨他, 会把他弄~的。 If you keep nagging him, you'll make him very annoyed.

♦ 我没想到他真~了。 I didn't expect him to get angry.

3. fast; rapid; violent

♦ 水流很~。 The current is swift. or It's a strong current.

♦ 雨下得正~。 It's raining hard.

♦ ~转弯 make a sharp turn

4. urgent; pressing

♦ 事情很~, 必须立即处理。 The matter is pressing (or urgent) and must be dealt with at once.

♦ 他走得很~。 He left in a hurry.

动

1. worry

♦ 你怎么来得这么晚, 真把人~死啦! Why are you so late? We were worried to death about you.

2. be eager to help

♦ ~人之难 be eager to help those in need

♦ ~病人之所急 be eager to meet the needs of the patients; put oneself in a patient's position

名urgency; emergency

♦ 应急