voracious

C1 FREQ #31093

a. 贪吃的, 狼吞虎咽的, 贪婪的

发音

US /vɔːˈɹeɪ.ʃəs/
AU /vɔːˈɹeɪ.ʃəs/

词形变化

more voracious 比较级 most voracious 最高级

释义与例句

adj. C1
  1. 1.

    Wanting or devouring great quantities of food.

    贪吃

    狼吞虎咽的

    He is voracious by suppertime.

    His appetite is voracious by suppertime.

  2. 2.

    Having a great appetite for anything; eager.

    贪心

    贪婪

    a voracious reader

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 6

ravenous rapacious ravening edacious esurient wolfish

近义相关 2

acquisitive gluttonous

词源

From Latin vorāx, from vorō (“to devour”).

来源：wiktionary