ravenous

🇬🇧 UK/'rævinәs/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

adj.

Extremely hungry; greedily eager for food or satisfaction

极度饥饿的;贪婪的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
ravenousother
=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.

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