avid

英 [ˈævɪd]

美 [ˈævɪd]

adj.  热衷的; 酷爱的; 渴望的; 渴求的

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Collins.1 / BNC.14467 / COCA.8676

牛津词典

adj.

• 热衷的；酷爱的
  very enthusiastic about sth (often a hobby)
  1. an avid reader/collector
     酷爱阅读 / 收藏的人
  2. She has taken an avid interest in the project (= she is extremely interested in it) .
     她对这个项目入了迷。
• 渴望的；渴求的
  wanting to get sth very much
  1. He was avid for more information.
     他渴望知道更多信息。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 热衷的;着迷的;酷爱的
  You useavidto describe someone who is very enthusiastic about something that they do.
  1. He misses not having enough books because he's an avid reader.
     他是个酷爱阅读的人，总觉得书不够读。
  2. ...an avid collector of art and history.
     一个热衷收集艺术品和历史文物的收藏家
• ADJ-GRADED 渴望的；急切的
  If you say that someone isavid forsomething, you mean that they are very eager to get it.
  1. He was intensely eager, indeed avid, for wealth.
     他嗜财如命。

英英释义

adj

• marked by active interest and enthusiasm
  1. an avid sports fan
  Synonym:zealous
• (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous
  1. avid for adventure
  2. an avid ambition to succeed
  3. fierce devouring affection
  4. the esurient eyes of an avid curiosity
  5. greedy for fame
  Synonym:devouring(a)esurientgreedy

双语例句

• Although I don't collect photos or postcards, I am an avid stamp collector.
  尽管我不收集照片或明信片，我却是个热心的邮票收集者。
• I'm no longer an avid fan.
  我不再是一个热切的崇拜者。
• Because I'm an avid tester, I naturally want to run some coverage tests.
  因为我是一个狂热的测试人员，我自然希望运行一些覆盖测试。
• TV offers avid viewers the chance to watch all day long.
  电视为热心的观众提供整天观看的机会。
• He is an avid and serious student of history.
  他是一个狂热的和严重的学生的历史。
• Avid: I thought about that. I wanted you to help me find a replacement.
  我想过这事了，我想你帮忙找个人替代你。
• Apropos to her career in Scrum, Druckman has become an avid rugby fan in the last year.
  说到她在Scrum中的职业生涯，去年Druckman已经成为狂热的橄榄球迷了。
• He is an avid swimmer and played on Ghana's national field hockey team.
  他是一个狂热游泳和加纳的国家曲棍球队的角色。
• He misses not having enough books because he's an avid reader.
  他是个酷爱阅读的人，总觉得书不够读。
• Although his formal education stopped after primary school, he was an avid reader
  尽管小学毕业后就再没有受过正规的教育，他却十分爱读书。