Voracious Meaning in English

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释义

Having a very strong desire for food or for something, like knowledge or power; eating or wanting things in large amounts.

用法与细微差别

Often used formally or descriptively for intense hunger ('voracious appetite'), or to describe someone who is extremely eager (e.g., 'voracious reader'). Not used casually in daily speech. Common collocations: 'voracious reader', 'voracious appetite', 'voracious curiosity'.

• Spanish: voraz
• Portuguese (BR): voraz
• Portuguese (PT): voraz
• Chinese (Simplified): 贪吃的 - 如饥似渴的
• Chinese (Traditional): 貪喫的 - 如飢似渴的
• Hindi: अत्यंत भूखा - बहुत लालची
• Arabic: نهم - شره
• Bengali: অতিপতিভুক - অতি-লোভী (জ্ঞান, শক্তি ইত্যাদির জন্য)
• Russian: ненасытный - жадный (до знаний, чтения)
• Japanese: 貪欲な - がつがつした (知識・読書への)
• Vietnamese: ngấu nghiến - tham lam (về kiến thức, quyền lực)
• Korean: 왕성한 - 탐욕스러운 (지식, 독서 등에서)
• Turkish: obur - açgözlü (bilgi, okuma vb. için)
• Urdu: بہت حریص - نہایت لالچی (علم یا طاقت کے لیے)
• Indonesian: rakus - bernafsu besar (untuk pengetahuan, kekuasaan)

例句

Sarah is a voracious reader and finishes several books each month.

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Her voracious curiosity led her to travel the world.

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I've never seen anyone as voracious for knowledge as Tom—he's always reading or asking questions.

natural

Kids can have a voracious hunger after playing outside all day.

natural

He has a voracious appetite and eats a lot every meal.

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The lion was voracious after not eating for days.

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