Word · Frequency #32650
rapacious
/rəˈpæʃɪs/
adjective
贪婪的;贪得无厌的
核心释义
- 1.
贪婪的;贪得无厌的
Voracious; avaricious.
- 2.
以捕食其他动物为生,尤指捕捉活猎物
living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey
- 3.
强取豪夺,掠夺成性;侵略性贪婪
Given to taking by force or plundering; aggressively greedy.
- 4.
过度贪婪,贪得无厌
excessively greedy and grasping
- 5.
以活猎物为食
Subsisting off live prey.
- 6.
大量吞食或渴求食物;贪吃
devouring or craving food in great quantities
以捕食其他动物为生,尤指捕捉活猎物;强取豪夺,掠夺成性;侵略性贪婪;过度贪婪,贪得无厌;以活猎物为食;大量吞食或渴求食物;贪吃
用法In use
the rapacious wolf
a rapacious divorcee on the prowl
a rapacious appetite
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