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voracious

英 [vəˈreɪʃəs]

美 [vəˈreɪʃəs]

adj.  饭量大的; 贪吃的; 狼吞虎咽的; (对信息、知识)渴求的; 求知欲强的

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BNC.20904 / COCA.16557

牛津词典

    adj.

    • 饭量大的;贪吃的;狼吞虎咽的
      eating or wanting large amounts of food
      1. a voracious eater
        贪吃的人
      2. to have a voracious appetite
        胃口极大
    • (对信息、知识)渴求的;求知欲强的
      wanting a lot of new information and knowledge
      1. a voracious reader
        求知欲极强的读者
      2. a boy with a voracious and undiscriminating appetite for facts
        一个如饥似渴地寻求事实的男孩

    柯林斯词典

    • ADJ-GRADED 贪吃的;狼吞虎咽的;贪婪的;渴求的
      If you describe a person, or their appetite for something, asvoracious, you mean that they want a lot of something.
      1. Joseph Smith was a voracious book collector.
        约瑟夫·史密斯是个如饥似渴的藏书家。
      2. ...the band's voracious appetite for fun.
        这伙人对快乐的强烈渴求

    英英释义

    adj

    双语例句

    • One day, the voracious bookworm came across a copy of the Chinese labour law.
      有一天,这只如饥似渴的书虫偶然翻到了一本中国《劳动法》。
    • Coyotes have a voracious reputation here.
      土狼在这里有着贪婪的名声。
    • 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。
    • A rapacious divorcee on the prowl; ravening creditors; paying taxes to voracious governments.
      一个四处徘徊的贪婪的离婚者;贪婪的债主;交税给贪婪的政府。
    • Like a person with a voracious appetite or a deep thirst, as your process evolves, you investigate these fields more and more.
      像一个食欲旺盛之人或很渴的人那样,如同你进行进化那样,你调查这些领域越来越多。
    • So imagine their surprise when one day the baby comes to life, and with a voracious appetite!
      意外的是有天这个树桩居然活了并且非常贪吃,胃口大得惊人。
    • Local media are covering every aspect of the scare with a voracious appetite.
      当地媒体正在用贪婪的胃口报道这一恐慌的每一方面。
    • After swimming, I find that I have a voracious appetite.
      游完泳后,我发现我的食欲大增。
    • The system's voracious pursuit of power and profit had turned foreign nations into enslaved colonies, and human beings into the playthings of economic forces beyond their control.
      这个体系对权力和利润贪婪的追求把其他国家变成了殖民地,人类进入了经济游戏,可这种力量却超出了他们的控制。
    • John would not be overweight if he were not such a voracious eater.
      约翰如果不这么贪吃的话,就不会超重了。