voracious

英[və'reɪʃəs] 美[və'reɪʃəs]
  • adj. 狼吞虎咽的;贪婪的;贪吃的;求知欲强的
GRE TOEFL
    adj. (形容词)
    1. 狼吞虎咽的
    2. 贪婪的
    3. 贪吃的
    4. 渴求的
    5. 难满足的
    6. 饭量大的
    7. 求知欲强的
    8. 贪心的
    9. 贪得无厌的
    10. 如饥似渴的
    11. 非常渴望的

英英释义

Adjective:
  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"

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.

来自互联网

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. After swimming, I find that I have a voracious appetite.
      游完泳后,我发现我的食欲大增。
    2. They are aggressively territorial and voracious to fault.
      好斗与贪婪也是它们的弱点。
    3. Kids can have voracious appetites.
      小孩会很贪吃。
    4. He was a voracious reader of the translations of Eastern religious works.
      他如饥似渴地阅读东方宗教著作的译本。