眼巴巴yǎnbābā(～的{yǎnbābā·de}) 1.形容急切地盼望{on tiptoe; eager; anxious}: 大家～地等着他回来。{Everybody was expecting eagerly for him to return.} 2.形容急切地看着不如意的事情发生而无可奈何{feel helpless while sth. bad happens}: 他～地看着老鹰把小鸡抓走了。{He helplessly looked on when the hawk snatched the chick away.}