rapacious
英 [rə'peɪʃəs]
美[rə'peʃəs]
- adj. 贪婪的；掠夺的
英英释意
- 1. living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey;
- "a predatory bird"
- "the rapacious wolf"
- "raptorial birds"
- "ravening wolves"
- "a vulturine taste for offal"
- 2. excessively greedy and grasping;
- "a rapacious divorcee on the prowl"
- "ravening creditors"
- "paying taxes to voracious governments"
- 3. devouring or craving food in great quantities;
- "edacious vultures"
- "a rapacious appetite"
- "ravenous as wolves"
- "voracious sharks"
双语例句
- 1. He had a rapacious appetite for bird's nest soup.
- 他吃燕窝汤吃个没够。
来自辞典例句
- 2. I have a recollection of large , unbending women with great noses and rapacious eyes.
- 我记得我遇见不少身材壮硕、腰板挺得笔直的女人.这些女人生着大鼻子,目光炯炯.
来自辞典例句
- 3. Those were not the consideration that drove this rapacious beast from his den into the open!
- 把这只贪婪的野兽从窝里赶出来的并不是这些考虑!
来自辞典例句
- 4. Hawks and other rapacious birds may be killed at any time.
- 隼和其他捕食动物的鸟随时可能被捕杀.
来自互联网
- 5. Hawks and other rapacious birds prey on variety of small animals.
- 老鹰和其他贪婪的鸟类捕食各种小动物.
来自互联网