voracious的意思

voracious

英式音标[və'reʃəs]
美式英标[və'reɪʃəs]

基本解释

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

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.

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