单词 | voracious |
释义 | voracious[və'reiʃəs]a. 贪吃的, 狼吞虎咽的, 贪婪的 voracious vo.ra.cious AHD: [vô-r³“sh…s, v…-] D.J. [v%86re!.*s, v*-]K.K. [v%6re.*s, v*-]adj.(形容词)1. 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2. 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:a voracious reader.如饥似渴的读者语源:1. From Latin vor³x vor³c- 源自 拉丁语 vor³x vor³c- 2. from vor³re [to swallow, devour] 源自 vor³re [吞咽,吞食] 继承用法:vora“ciously adv.(副词)vorac“ity AHD: [-r²s“¹-t¶] 或 vo.ra“cious.ness [-r³“sh…s-n¹s] (名词)参考词汇:1. voracious,gluttonous,rapacious,ravenous2. The 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”: ravenous for power. 对权利的贪欲 |
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