ravenous

英 [ˈrævənəs]

美 [ˈrævənəs]

adj.  极其饥饿的; 严重的; 十分的

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BNC.22776 / COCA.19381

牛津词典

adj.

• 极其饥饿的
  extremely hungry
  1. What's for lunch? I'm absolutely ravenous.
     午饭吃什么？我饿死了。
• 严重的；十分的
  very great
  1. a ravenous appetite
     极强的食欲

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 非常饥饿的;饥肠辘辘的
  If you areravenous, you are extremely hungry.
  1. Amy realized that she had eaten nothing since leaving Bruton Street, and she was ravenous.
     埃米意识到自己从离开布鲁顿大街之后什么东西都没吃，她饿极了。
  2. ...a pack of ravenous animals.
     一群饿极了的动物

英英释义

adj

• devouring or craving food in great quantities
  1. edacious vultures
  2. a rapacious appetite
  3. ravenous as wolves
  4. voracious sharks
  Synonym:edaciousesurientrapaciousraveningvoraciouswolfish
• extremely hungry
  1. they were tired and famished for food and sleep
  2. a ravenous boy
  3. the family was starved and ragged
  4. fell into the esurient embrance of a predatory enemy
  Synonym:famishedsharp-setstarvedesurient

双语例句

• Literally speaking, for the ravenous person, survival is king.
  从字面上来说，对于极饿的人，生存才是王道。
• Most infants have a ravenous appetite.
  大多数婴儿胃口极好。
• The real problem is their ravenous appetite.
  真正的问题是它们贪婪的食欲。
• A little bit of human courtesy can work wonders: something as simple as asking a glassless recruiter if they need a drink can mark you out from the ravenous crowd.
  些许谦恭也许能创造奇迹：比如问一位酒杯空空的招聘人员是否要喝一杯，也许这就能让你在贪婪的人群中脱颖而出，就这么简单。
• Ravenous Jaws off the coast of Icecrown grew strangely large and have been returned to their normal size.
  冰冠西北小岛附近海域的鲨鱼已经从之前的庞然巨物回到了现在的尺寸。
• They came back to camp wonderfully refreshed, glad-hearted, and ravenous; and they soon had the campfire blazing up again.
  他们玩得兴致淋漓地回到他们露营的地方，心里非常欢喜，肚子也饿得很想吃东西了，不久他们就把营火又弄得旺盛起来。
• Ghouls are ravenous cannibals who can regenerate their wounds by eating the flesh of fallen warriors.
  食尸鬼可以通过吃尸体来治愈自己的创伤。
• Of course, when I was devouring all these delicacies, my civilised wife never showed up, reluctant to see the pig's ear and feet and admire her husband's ravenous look.
  她不愿意看见猪耳朵和猪蹄子，更不愿意观赏到大丈夫那狼吞虎咽样子。
• Ravenous growth and maturing equity and credit markets should mean Asia offers a lot of opportunities.
  疾速的增长，日渐成熟的股票和信贷市场都意味着亚洲市场商机无限。
• Amy realized that she had eaten nothing since leaving Bruton Street, and she was ravenous.
  埃米意识到自己从离开布鲁顿大街之后什么东西都没吃，她饿极了。