词汇精选：zealous的用法和辨析

一、详细释义：

adj.

热心的，热情的，积极的

例句：

The zealous demonstrators were ignored by the media.

热情的示威游行者被新闻媒介忽视了。

例句：

He was zealous for improvement.

他热心于改良。

二、词义辨析：

enthusiastic,intent,zealous

这些形容词均有“热心的，热诚的”之意。 enthusiastic指对参与某项活动或对感兴趣的计划或决定表现出的毫无保留的热切心情。 intent指集中精力从事正在进行的活动，也可指专心寻求自己感兴趣的东西。 zealous指对所从事的事表现出的高度热情和积极性。

三、参考例句：

He was zealous for improvement.

他热心于改良。

They are zealous for quiet.

他们渴望宁静。

The zealous demonstrators were ignored by the media.

热情的示威游行者被新闻媒介忽视了。

She was a zealous worker for charitable bodies.

她对慈善事业充满热忱。

Thanks to a zealous member of the public, the bomb was discovered before it went off.

多亏了一位热心的民众，那颗炸弹在引爆前才能被发现。

Edward Heath, zealous for his European relationship, was increasingly absorbed by domestic crisis.

热衷于同欧洲各国搞好关系的爱德华·希斯也被国内危机搞得越来越无暇他顾。

The doctors were zealous in their efforts to ensure the survival of premature babies.

医生们在努力保证早产婴儿成活方面热情很高。

She had been a steadfast and zealous advocate of sex equality.

她始终是一个性别平等的坚定而积极的倡导者。