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voracious


  • 英式英标[və\'reʃəs]
  • 美式音标[və\'reɪʃəs]

adj. 贪婪的;贪吃的;狼吞虎咽的

中文词源

voracious 贪吃的

来自拉丁语vorax,贪吃,词源同devour,herbivore.

英文词源

voracious (adj.)
1630s, formed as an adjectival form of voracity. Related: Voraciously; voraciousness.

实用例句

1. to have a voracious appetite
胃口极大
来自《权威词典》
2. Joseph Smith was a voracious book collector.
约瑟夫·史密斯是个如饥似渴的藏书家。
来自辞典例句
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.
来自辞典例句
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.
来自英汉非文学 - 历史
5. They must take a break from their voracious consumption.
他们那种贪婪的消费必须止步了.
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