rapacious

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基本釋義

He had a rapacious appetite for bird's nest soup.

他吃燕窩湯吃個(gè)沒(méi)夠。

辭典例句

Hawks and other rapacious birds may be killed at any time.

隼和其他捕食動(dòng)物的鳥隨時(shí)可能被捕殺.

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Hawks and other rapacious birds prey on variety of small animals.

老鷹和其他貪婪的鳥類捕食各種小動(dòng)物.

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He looked somehow rapacious.

他看起來(lái)有些兇悍.

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No nation omits to record the actions of their ancestors, however bloody, savage and rapacious.

每個(gè)民族都不會(huì)消除他們祖先的歷史記錄,不論他們祖先的行為多么血腥, 野蠻和貪婪.

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But Mr Stone is more interested in skewering rapacious financiers than rash homeowners.

但是斯通先生更感興趣的是去譏諷貪婪的金融家,而不是沖動(dòng)的物業(yè)購(gòu)買者.

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Adjective

1. living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey;
"a predatory bird"
"the rapacious wolf"
"raptorial birds"
"ravening wolves"
"a vulturine taste for offal"
2. excessively greedy and grasping;
"a rapacious divorcee on the prowl"
"ravening creditors"
"paying taxes to voracious governments"
3. devouring or craving food in great quantities;
"edacious vultures"
"a rapacious appetite"
"ravenous as wolves"
"voracious sharks"