ravenous

英 [ˈrævənəs]

美 [ˈrævənəs]

adj.  极其饥饿的; 严重的; 十分的

TOEFLGRE

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

• Lack of shuteye on a regular basis makes you ravenous for another reason. After poor sleep, you're more likely to have serious fatigue and brain fog.
  经常缺乏睡眠是使你感到饿，这种现象还有一个原因：睡眠缺乏后，你更有可能产生严重的大脑疲劳和脑雾。
• I am in the midst of lions; I lie among ravenous beasts-men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords.
  我躺卧在性如烈火的世人当中。他们的牙齿是枪，箭。
• 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。
• A meal had been prepared. I fell to with ravenous appetite.
  饭已备好，我开始狼吞虎咽地吃起来。
• Ravenous, they ate and drank, and for a while there was silence but for the crackle of the fire, the clink of goblets, and the sound of chewing.
  三个人狼吞虎咽地又吃又喝，房间里一时安静下来，只有炉火的噼啪声，高脚酒杯的碰撞声，以及咀嚼食物的声音。
• They'll be ravenous after dancing!
  那些人跳过舞后一定会饿的狼吞虎咽！
• Mongolia is wedged between Russia and China, the latter a ravenous market.
  蒙古夹在俄罗斯和中国之间，而中国是一个资源饥渴的市场。
• In a sense a company becomes a ravenous, selfish child who must be fed with cash, energy and passion – in the hope that one day the baby will grow up and repay all that effort.
  某种意义上讲，公司是一个必须用资金、精力和热情喂养的孩子，贪婪而自私，企业家希望有朝一日这个孩子长大成人，回报之前所有的努力。
• The team is also fending off the ravenous English tabloids, hungering for whatever Beckham tidbit they can find.
  球队还在努力挡开那些贪婪的英国小报，他们饥渴地想要找到任何和贝克汉姆有关的珍闻。
• 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。