voracious

• adj. 贪婪的；贪吃的；狼吞虎咽的

词态变化

中文词源

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.

双语例句

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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