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

• devouring or craving food in great quantities
  1. edacious vultures
  2. a rapacious appetite
  3. ravenous as wolves
  4. voracious sharks
  Synonym:edaciousesurientrapaciousraveningravenouswolfish
• excessively greedy and grasping
  1. a rapacious divorcee on the prowl
  2. ravening creditors
  3. paying taxes to voracious governments
  Synonym:rapaciousravening

双语例句

• Meanwhile, children who are uncertain of their parents 'love develop a voracious hunger for it.
  与此同时，对于父母的爱感到不确定的孩子，也会对父母的爱产生贪婪的渴求。
• In the left hand picture, people are fleeing from voracious sand dunes because they cut down all the trees.
  左图中，人们被贪婪的沙丘追赶，因为他们砍伐了所有的树木。
• Despite his best attempts, he remains a regular and voracious programmer on many platforms and numerous environments.
  尽管已经尽了最大的努力，但他仍是一名工作于很多平台和多种环境中的普通而且好学的程序员。
• 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》。
• They must take a break from their voracious consumption.
  他们那种贪婪的消费必须止步了。
• Trolls are savage, rubbery grey-green skinned giants with a voracious appetite for flesh.
  巨魔都是野蛮的，他们有灰绿色橡胶般的皮肤和对肉类贪婪。
• Voracious pointed-nose shark of northern Atlantic and Pacific.
  生活在北大西洋和太平洋中各种尖鼻子鲨鱼。
• 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。
• Joseph Smith was a voracious book collector.
  约瑟夫·史密斯是个如饥似渴的藏书家。
• At the same time, students show a voracious appetite for sports-related content.
  与此同时，学生们对体育相关内容表现出了强烈兴趣。