eager adj. 1.〔多用作述语〕渴望,极想,热衷于 (after; about; for)。 2.热切的,热情洋溢的。 3.〔古语〕(寒气等)凛冽的;酷烈的;(气味等)浓烈的。 be eager to do sth. 极想做某事。 I am eager for [after] news about them. 我渴望得到有关他们的消息。 She is eager in her studies. 她热衷于学习。 one's eager pursuit of pleasure 一心追求享乐。 an eager look 热情洋溢的面孔,期待的神情。 adv. -ly
In computer programming, eager evaluation or greedy evaluation is the evaluation strategy used by most traditional programming languages. In eager evaluation, an expression is evaluated as soon as it is bound to a variable.