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voracious

🇬🇧 UK/vəˈreɪʃəs/🇺🇸 US/vә'reiʃәs/
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Definitions

adj.

Eating or wanting large quantities of food; having an extremely eager appetite for something.

贪吃的;狼吞虎咽的;贪婪的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
voreat, devour
+
aciconnector
+
ousfull of, having the quality of
=voracious

Common Collocations

  • 1.voracious appetite贪得无厌的胃口
  • 2.voracious reader贪心的读者
  • 3.voracious demand贪婪的需求

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The voracious reader finished four novels in just two weeks during her vacation.

  • 2.

    Developing countries often face voracious demand for natural resources from industrialized nations.

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