ravenous
UK/'rævinәs/US
TOEFLGREC1
Definitions
adj.
Extremely hungry; greedily eager for food or satisfaction
极度饥饿的；贪婪的
Root Breakdown
Native Englishravenousother
=ravenous
Common Collocations
- 1.ravenous appetite极度的食欲
- 2.ravenous hunger饥肠辘辘
- 3.absolutely ravenous饿极了
- 4.[ravenous beast]饥饿的野兽
Example Sentences
- 1.
After hiking for eight hours, the children were absolutely ravenous.
- 2.
He had a ravenous appetite that no amount of food seemed to satisfy.
- 3.
The ravenous wolves descended on the carcass within minutes.