voracious

简明英汉词典

voracious

[vE5reIFEs]

adj.

狼吞虎咽的, 贪婪的

美国传统词典[双解]

voracious

vo.ra.cious

AHD:[v?-r3“sh…s, v…-]

D.J.[v%86rei.*s, v*-]

K.K.[v%6re.*s, v*-]

adj.（形容词）

(1)Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.

贪吃的：吃掉或想吃大量的食物；狼吞虎咽的

(2)Having or marked by an insatiable appetite for an activity or a pursuit; greedy:

贪婪的：具有对某种活动或愿望的不满足的欲望的；贪婪的：

a voracious reader.

如饥似渴的读者

语源

(1)From Latin vor3x vor3c-

源自 拉丁语 vor3x vor3c-

(2)from vor3e [to swallow, devour]

源自 vor3e [吞咽，吞食]

继承用法

vora“ciously

adv.（副词）

vorac“ity

AHD:[-r2s“1-t?] 或 vo.ra“cious.ness [-r3“sh…s-n1s] （名词）

参考词汇

(1)voracious， gluttonous， rapacious， ravenous

(2)The central meaning shared by these adjectives is “having or marked by boundless greed”:

这些形容词所共有的中心意思是“具有无限的贪欲或以此为特征的”：

a voracious observer of the political scene;

对政治事件的饥渴观察者；

a gluttonous appetite;

贪吃的大胃口；

rapacious demands;

贪婪的需要；

ravenous for power.

对权利的贪欲

现代英汉词典

voracious

[vE5reIFEs]

adj.

(1)贪吃的；狼吞虎咽的

(2)贪心的，贪婪的

英文相关词典

voracious

gluttonousgreedyhoggishpiggishravenous

美国传统词典

voracious

vo.ra.cious

AHD:[v?-r3“sh…s, v…-]

D.J.[v%86rei.*s, v*-]

K.K.[v%6re.*s, v*-]

adj.

(1)Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.

(2)Having or marked by an insatiable appetite for an activity or a pursuit; greedy:

a voracious reader.

语源

(1)From Latin vor3x vor3c-

(2)from vor3e [to swallow, devour]

继承用法

vora“ciously

adv.

vorac“ity

AHD:[-r2s“1-t?] or vo.ra“cious.ness [-r3“sh…s-n1s] n.

参考词汇

(1)voracious, gluttonous, rapacious, ravenous

(2)The central meaning shared by these adjectives is “having or marked by boundless greed”:

a voracious observer of the political scene;

a gluttonous appetite;

rapacious demands;

ravenous for power.

英汉化学大词典

voracious

adj.贪婪的

英汉经贸大词典

voracious

adj.贪婪的

英汉计算机大词典

voracious

adj.贪婪的

英汉农牧林大词典

voracious

n.贪食的,贪婪的