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voracious
音标[vә'reiʃәs] 读音
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:
- excessively greedy and grasping同义词:rapacious, ravening
- devouring or craving food in great quantities同义词:edacious, esurient, rapacious, ravening, ravenous, wolfish
例句:
- A voracious reader.如饥似渴的读者
- 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
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