voracious

英 [vəˈreɪ.ʃəs]      美 [vəˈreɪ.ʃəs]
  • adj. 贪婪的;贪吃的;狼吞虎咽的
星级词汇:
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voracious 贪吃的

来自拉丁语vorax,贪吃,词源同devour,herbivore.

voracious (adj.)
1630s, formed as an adjectival form of voracity. Related: Voraciously; voraciousness.
1. to have a voracious appetite
胃口极大
2. Joseph Smith was a voracious book collector.
约瑟夫·史密斯是个如饥似渴的藏书家。
3. 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.
4. But his mother taught him to read early, and he became a voracious reader.
不过他母亲很早就教他读书, 他成为一个如饥似渴的读者.
5. They must take a break from their voracious consumption.
他们那种贪婪的消费必须止步了.