rapacious

英[rə'peɪʃəs] 美[rə'peɪʃəs]
  • adj. 贪婪的；强夺的
rapaciously rapacity
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详细释义

    adj. (形容词)
    1. 贪婪的
    2. 强取的
    3. 捕食性的
    4. 强夺的
    5. 贪得无厌的
    6. 剥削性的
    7. 【动】捕食动物的
    8. 好掠夺的
    9. 凶悍的
    10. 贪财的
    11. 抢劫的
    12. 捕食生物的

英英释义

Adjective:
  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

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. Several of the Arab countries represented in the President's office needed the United States to fend off threats from rapacious neighbors.
      有几个阿拉伯国家派人到总统办公室声称，它们需要美国的援助，来抵挡贪得无厌的邻国的威胁。
    2. 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。
    3. Mr Brown said there was also a global perspective to America's rapacious model of consumption.
      布朗先生说，还有一个研究美国掠夺资源模式的全球视角。

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