rapacious
英[rə'peɪʃəs]
美[rə'peʃəs]
- adj. 贪婪的；掠夺的
英英释意
- 1. living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey;
- "a predatory bird"
- "the rapacious wolf"
- "raptorial birds"
- "ravening wolves"
- "a vulturine taste for offal"
- 2. excessively greedy and grasping;
- "a rapacious divorcee on the prowl"
- "ravening creditors"
- "paying taxes to voracious governments"
- 3. devouring or craving food in great quantities;
- "edacious vultures"
- "a rapacious appetite"
- "ravenous as wolves"
- "voracious sharks"