esurient
英 [ɪ'sjʊərɪənt; e-]
美
- adj. 贪婪的；暴食的；饥饿的
英英释义
- 1. extremely hungry;
- "they were tired and famished for food and sleep"
- "a ravenous boy"
- "the family was starved and ragged"
- "fell into the esurient embrance of a predatory enemy"
- 2. (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous;
- "avid for adventure"
- "an avid ambition to succeed"
- "fierce devouring affection"
- "the esurient eyes of an avid curiosity"
- "greedy for fame"
- 3. devouring or craving food in great quantities;
- "edacious vultures"
- "a rapacious appetite"
- "ravenous as wolves"
- "voracious sharks"
英文词源
- esurient (adj.)
- "inclined to eat," 1670s, from Latin esurientem (nominative esuriens), present participle of esurire "be hungry, hunger, desire to eat," from stem of edere "to eat" (see edible). Related: Esurience; esuriency.