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Definitions

  1. 1. (coll.) to be eager for
  2. 2. to long for
  3. 3. to look forward to

Components

Example Sentences

看到这些美食,巴不得立刻把它们吃光。

Kàndào zhèxiē měishí, bābudé lìkè bǎ tāmen chīguāng.

Seeing all this delicious food, I can’t wait to eat it all up.

那只狗太可爱了,巴不得把牠带回家。

Nà zhī gǒu tài kě'ài le, bābudé bǎ tā dàihuíjiā.

That dog is so cute—I wish I could take it home right away.

天气太热了,一看到海滩就巴不得立刻跳进去游泳。

Tiānqì tài rè le, yí kàndào hǎitān jiù bābudé lìkè tiào jìnqù yóuyǒng.

It’s so hot that the moment I see the beach, I just want to jump in and swim.