eagerly
eagerly — adverb
1. done with strong desire or enthusiasm to do, get, or experience something
done with strong desire or enthusiasm to do, get, or experience something
The children eagerly tore open their birthday presents on Saturday morning.
modifies verbs of enthusiastic action: eagerly + tore open / unwrapped
When Professor Chen announced the research project, several students eagerly signed up.
collocation: eagerly + sign up / volunteer / apply
Fans of the jazz band eagerly lined up outside the theater before the evening show.
The rescue team eagerly searched through the rubble for any sign of survivors.
Every morning, the small puppy eagerly waits by the front door for its walk.
- enthusiastically
warmer and more visibly excited, often involving outward expression
- keenly
more common in British English; adds a sense of sharp, alert interest
- avidly
stronger and more formal; suggests an intense, almost consuming desire
- readily
focuses on willingness without hesitation rather than emotional excitement
- reluctantly
doing something with hesitation or unwillingness, the opposite of eager willingness
- apathetically
doing something without interest or emotion, the opposite of eager enthusiasm
用法筆記
Typically placed immediately before the main verb in declarative sentences. Most commonly used with verbs of anticipation, participation, and consumption — the adverb adds a strong positive emotional colour to the action.