Mother eyed Jim with an eager, expectant smile.是什么意思？

Mother eyed Jim with an eager, expectant smile.

母亲带着殷切期望的微笑注视着吉姆。

mother

n. 母亲，妈妈，女修道院院长，大娘；vt. 像母亲般地照顾，养育，溺爱；

例句
I felt I had adjusted to the idea of being a mother very well...
我感到自己已经完全接受了当妈妈的想法。

eyed

adj. 有眼的；

例句
She eyed his unruly collar-length hair with disfavour.
她反感地盯着他那长及衣领的一头乱发。

Jim

abbr. Japan Institute of Metals 日本金属学会；

例句
Lesley had agreed to Jim going skiing in alternate years.
莱斯莉已同意吉姆每隔一年去滑一次雪。

with

prep. 和，跟，随着，关于，和…一致；

例句
A waiter entered with a tray...
侍者端着托盘进来了。

an

art. 一（在元音字母前代替不定代词a），一任一某一，一个；

例句
He started eating an apple...
他开始吃苹果。

eager

adj. 渴望的，热切的，热情洋溢的，热心的，急切；

例句
He sounded abject and eager to please...
他低声下气，急于讨好别人。

expectant

adj. 期待的，预期的，期望的；n. [数]期望值，期待着，候选人；

例句
It is generally not advisable for expectant mothers to travel by air after the 28th week of pregnancy.
怀孕28周以后的准妈妈一般不宜乘坐飞机出行。

smile

n. 微笑，笑容；vt. 以微笑表示，以微笑完成；vi. 微笑，赞许，不在乎；

例句
He answered her smile with one of his own...
他对她的微笑回以同礼。