单词乎

voracious

音标[vә'reiʃәs]

汉语翻译

a. 贪吃的, 狼吞虎咽的, 贪婪的

词型变化

名词:voracity 副词:voraciously 

英语解释

形容词 voracious:

  1. excessively greedy and grasping
    同义词:rapacious, ravening
  2. devouring or craving food in great quantities
    同义词:edacious, esurient, rapacious, ravening, ravenous, wolfish

例句

  1. A voracious reader.
    如饥似渴的读者
  2. Indulging in something, such as an activity, to excess; voracious.
    沉溺于过分沉溺于某物的,如活动; 贪婪的

详细解释


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]

【引伸】
vora.ciously
adv.(副词)
vorac.ity

<参考词汇><同义词>voracious,gluttonous,rapacious,ravenousThe 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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