首页英语词典voraciousvoracious英英释意

voracious

英 [və'reɪʃəs] 美[və'reʃəs]
  • adj. 贪婪的;贪吃的;狼吞虎咽的

英英释意


1. excessively greedy and grasping;
"a rapacious divorcee on the prowl"
"ravening creditors"
"paying taxes to voracious governments"
2. devouring or craving food in great quantities;
"edacious vultures"
"a rapacious appetite"
"ravenous as wolves"
"voracious sharks"

双语例句


1. to have a voracious appetite
胃口极大

来自《权威词典》

2. Joseph Smith was a voracious book collector.
约瑟夫·史密斯是个如饥似渴的藏书家。

来自辞典例句

3. She's a voracious reader of all kinds of love stories.
什么样的爱情故事她都百看不厌.

来自辞典例句

4. But his mother taught him to read early, and he became a voracious reader.
不过他母亲很早就教他读书, 他成为一个如饥似渴的读者.

来自英汉非文学 - 历史

5. They must take a break from their voracious consumption.
他们那种贪婪的消费必须止步了.

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