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-derivedCommon 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.