出处：按学科分类—语言、文字 中国对外翻译出版公司《汉英成语词典》第122页（241字）
急迫得不能等待，例大火已烧到身旁，而救火员尚未到达，几个人便迫不及待地从窗口跳了下去。
The fire was spreading and closing in on several people．As the firemen had not arrived，they could not wait and so decided to jump from the windows．