voracious
/vəˈreɪʃəs/adjective
1- wanting or devouring great quantities of food胃口大的; 贪吃的, 狼吞虎咽的：
he had a voracious appetite.
他的胃口很大。
1.1
- having a very eager approach to an activity饥渴的, 渴求的：
his voracious reading of literature.
他对文学作品如饥似渴的阅读。
派生词
voraciously
adverbvoraciousness
nounvoracity
noun词源
mid 17th cent.: from Latin vorax, vorac- （from vorare 'devour'） + -IOUS.