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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

zeal [ziːl]
  1. 1. noun [u] 热情

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

zeal [ziːl]
  1. 1. n.[u] 热情热忱
    He felt a kind of religious zeal.
    感觉到一种类似宗教的狂热
  2. 2. n.[u] 狂热
    He had an absolute zeal for litigation.
    他对诉讼表现极大的热情
  3. 3. n.[u] 热忱热心
    They disliked his zeal in demonstrating his superiority.
    他们不喜欢他对表现自己的热衷

Collins English-English Dictionary

zeal [ziːl]
  1. 1. n fervent or enthusiastic devotion, often extreme or fanatical in nature, as to a religious movement, political cause, ideal, or aspiration
  2. 2. n [Etymology] C14: from Late Latin zelus, from Greek zelos

Examples

He felt a kind of religious zeal.
他感觉到一种类似于宗教的狂热。
His life was drawing to a close in baffled zeal and unrelaxed strain.
在热情封闭和无法从紧张中放松不下来的状况下,他的生命接近尾声。
evangelistic zeal
missionary zeal
工作热情有增无减
work with ever increasing zeal
革命热忱
revolutionary zeal
爱国热情
patriotic zeal
一腔热情
be full of zeal

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