voracious

voracious
[vəˈreɪʃəs]
adjective
  1. wanting or devouring great quantities of food
    胃口大的;贪吃的,狼吞虎咽的
    he had a voracious appetite.
    他的胃口很大。
    ■having a very eager approach to an activity
    饥渴的,渴求的
    his voracious reading of literature.
    他对文学作品如饥似渴的阅读。
派生
voraciously
adverb
voraciousness
noun
voracity
noun
语源
  1. mid 17th cent.: from Latin vorax, vorac- (from vorare 'devour') + -ious
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