"rapacious" 怎么发音
word
ɹəˈpæʃɪs/, /ɹəˈpeɪʃɪs
ruh-PAY-shis
ɹæpˈeɪʃəs
ruh-PAY-shus
释义
Showing an extreme and greedy desire for something, especially for money, power, or food; can also describe aggressively taking what one wants.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ɹəˈpæʃɪs/, /ɹəˈpeɪʃɪs
英式英语
ɹæpˈeɪʃəs
简化发音
美式
ruh-PAY-shis
英式
ruh-PAY-shus
语境中听
The rapacious businessman cared only about profit.
Some animals have a rapacious hunger after winter.
The company’s rapacious policies upset many workers.
That landlord is notorious for his rapacious rent increases every year.