vo.ra.cious
adj.(形容词)Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.贪吃的:吃掉或想吃大量的食物;狼吞虎咽的Having or marked by an insatiable appetite for an activity or a pursuit; greedy:贪婪的:具有对某种活动或愿望的不满足的欲望的;贪婪的:例句:a voracious reader.如饥似渴的读者
来源:From Latin vor3x vor3c- 源自 拉丁语 vor3x vor3c- from vor3re [to swallow, devour] 源自 vor3re [吞咽,吞食]
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vora.ciously
adv.(副词)vorac.ity
<参考词汇><同义词>voracious,gluttonous,rapacious,ravenous同义词>The central meaning shared by these adjectives is .having or marked by boundless greed.: 这些形容词所共有的中心意思是.具有无限的贪欲或以此为特征的.: 例句:a voracious observer of the political scene;对政治事件的饥渴观察者;
例句:a gluttonous appetite;贪吃的大胃口;
例句:rapacious demands;贪婪的需要;
例句:ravenous for power. 对权利的贪欲
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