voracious
英 [vəˈreɪ.ʃəs]
美 [vəˈreɪ.ʃəs]
voracious 贪吃的来自拉丁语vorax,贪吃,词源同devour,herbivore.
- voracious (adj.)
- 1630s, formed as an adjectival form of voracity. Related: Voraciously; voraciousness.
- 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.