If you are impatient, you are annoyed because you have to wait too long for something.
Investors are growing impatient with promises of improved earnings.
投资者们对提高收益的承诺越来越不耐烦了。
If you are impatient, you are easily irritated by things.
Beware of being too impatient with others.
注意不要对别人太没有耐心。
If you are impatient to do something or impatient for something to happen, you are eager to do it or for it to happen and do not want to wait.
He didn't want to tell Mr Morrisson why he was impatient to get home.
他不想告诉莫里森先生他为什么要着急回家。