insatiate
UK/in'seiʃiət/US/in'seiʃiit/
C2
Definitions
adj.
Never satisfied; insatiable (literary/archaic).
不知满足的，贪得无厌的（文学/古旧）。
Root Breakdown
Native Englishin-not, opposite of
+
satiateroot
=insatiate
in- ('not') + satiate = never satisfied. An older, more literary form of insatiable; use insatiable in modern writing. See insatiable.
Common Collocations
- 1.insatiate greed永不满足的贪婪
- 2.insatiate ambition永不满足的野心
- 3.[insatiate] desire[贪得无厌的]欲望
Example Sentences
- 1.
The poem speaks of an insatiate longing for the sea.