rapacious

形容词 rapacious:

1. living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey
   同义词：predatory, raptorial, ravening, vulturine, vulturous
2. excessively greedy and grasping
   同义词：ravening, voracious
3. devouring or craving food in great quantities
   同义词：edacious, esurient, ravening, ravenous, voracious, wolfish

1. A person of a rapacious, predatory, or profiteering nature.
   贪婪的人具有贪婪、凶残或逐利性格的人
2. A greedy, rapacious person.
   贪心的或贪婪的人

ra.pa.cious

adj.（形容词）
Taking by force; plundering.
劫夺的：用武力强夺的；劫掠的
Greedy; ravenous.See Synonyms at voracious
贪婪的；狼吞虎咽的参见 voracious
Subsisting on live prey.
肉食的：依靠捕获而生存的

来源：
From Latin rap3x rap3c-
源自 拉丁语 rap3x rap3c-
from rapere [to seize] * see rep-
源自 rapere [夺取] *参见 rep-

【引伸】
rapa.ciously
adv.（副词）
rapac.ity