ravenous

形容词 ravenous:

1. extremely hungry
   同义词：famished, sharp-set, starved, esurient
2. devouring or craving food in great quantities
   同义词：edacious, esurient, rapacious, ravening, voracious, wolfish

1. A meal had been prepared; I fell to with ravenous appetite.
   饭已烧好，我狼吞虎咽地吃了起来。
2. The ravenous lion tore the quarry.
   饥饿的狮子撕碎了猎物。
3. Where's dinner? I'm ravenous!
   饭呢？我饿极了！

rav.en.ous

adj.（形容词）
Extremely hungry; voracious.
极饿的：饿极而贪吃的
Rapacious; predatory.
贪婪的：抢劫的；肉食的
Greedy for gratification:
贪婪的：极其企图获得满足的：
例句：
ravenous for power.See Synonyms at voracious
对权力极其向往的参见 voracious

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French ravineux
源自 古法语 ravineux
from raviner [to take by force]
源自 raviner [用武力强抢]
from Vulgar Latin *rapon3re
源自 俗拉丁语 *rapon3re
from Latin rapona [plunder] * see rapine
源自 拉丁语 rapona [劫掠] *参见 rapine

【引伸】
rav.enously
adv.（副词）
rav.enousness
n.（名词）