voracious

US [vəˈreɪʃəs]
UK [və'reɪʃəs]
  • adj.饭量大的；贪吃的；狼吞虎咽的；（对信息、知识）渴求的
  • Web贪婪的；贪食的

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voracious
adj.
1.
饭量大的；贪吃的；狼吞虎咽的eating or wanting large amounts of food
a voracious eater
贪吃的人
to have a voracious appetite
胃口极大
2.
（对信息、知识）渴求的；求知欲强的wanting a lot of new information and knowledge
a voracious reader
求知欲极强的读者
a boy with a voracious and undiscriminating appetite for facts
一个如饥似渴地寻求事实的男孩

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AllAll,饭量大的饭量大的,贪吃的贪吃的,狼吞虎咽的狼吞虎咽的,渴求的渴求的,贪婪的贪婪的,贪食的贪食的
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1.
John would not be overweight if he were not such a voracious eater.
约翰如果不这么贪吃的话，就不会超重了。
yuē hàn rú guǒ bù zhè me tān chī de huà , jiù bú huì chāo zhòng le 。
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2.
In recent years, China's economic dynamism has brought with it a voracious appetite for energy.
近年来，中国的经济活力使其对能源的需求日渐贪婪。
jìn nián lái , zhōng guó de jīng jì huó lì shǐ qí duì néng yuán de xū qiú rì jiàn tān lán 。
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3.
The voracious lady was gazing at the diamond necklace in such a way as a hungry boy was longing for the bread at the bakery.
那位贪婪的女士眼睛盯着钻石项链的神情，就像一个饥饿的孩子渴望得到面包店的面包一样。
nà wèi tān lán de nǚ shì yǎn jing dīng zhe zuàn shí xiàng liàn de shén qíng , jiù xiàng yī gè jī è de hái zi kě wàng dé dào miàn bāo diàn de miàn bāo yí yàng 。
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4.
Obviously, with China's current voracious appetite for raw materials, Chinese companies are the obvious suitors at the moment.
鉴于如今中国对原材料贪婪的需求，中国公司显然是目前最显而易见的追求者。
jiàn yú rú jīn zhōng guó duì yuán cái liào tān lán de xū qiú , zhōng guó gōng sī xiǎn rán shì mù qián zuì xiǎn ér yì jiàn de zhuī qiú zhě 。
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5.
China has had a voracious appetite for raw materials and I believe that will continue as China continues to grow.
中国对原材料的需求非常旺盛，我相信，随着中国继续增长，这种需求也会持续。
zhōng guó duì yuán cái liào de xū qiú fēi cháng wàng shèng , wǒ xiāng xìn , suí zhe zhōng guó jì xù zēng zhǎng , zhè zhǒng xū qiú yě huì chí xù 。
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6.
Oddly, while China's voracious demand boosted global growth prospects and commodity prices, stocks in Shanghai missed out on the 2010 rally.
比较特立独行的是中国股市，虽然中国庞大的需求刺激了全球增长前景，致使商品价格上涨，上海交易所各项指数却在2010年一路下行。
bǐ jiào tè lì dú xíng de shì zhōng guó gǔ shì , suī rán zhōng guó páng dà de xū qiú cì jī le quán qiú zēng zhǎng qián jǐng , zhì shǐ shāng pǐn jià gé shàng zhǎng , shàng hǎi jiāo yì suǒ gè xiàng zhǐ shù què zài èr líng yī líng nián yí lù xià xíng 。
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7.
Voracious Dispelling is one of these spell-like abilities.
贪婪解咒就是这样的一个法术型能力。
tān lán jiě zhòu jiù shì zhè yàng de yī gè fǎ shù xíng néng lì 。
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8.
large voracious dark-colored long-necked seabird with a distensible pouch for holding fish; used in Asia to catch fish.
大型贪吃的暗色、长颈的海鸟，有为装鱼而能膨胀的皮囊；在亚洲被用来捕鱼。
dà xíng tān chī de àn sè 、 cháng jǐng de hǎi niǎo , yǒu wéi zhuāng yú ér néng péng zhàng de pí náng ; zài yà zhōu bèi yòng lái bǔ yú 。
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9.
I'd just moved to Austin, Texas, and I was voracious - I was watching maybe 600 films a year.
那时，刚刚搬到德州奥斯丁的我求知欲非常旺盛——一年中我可能看了600部影片。
nà shí , gāng gāng bān dào dé zhōu ào sī dīng de wǒ qiú zhī yù fēi cháng wàng shèng — — yī nián zhōng wǒ kě néng kàn le liù bǎi bù yǐng piàn 。
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10.
Voracious appetite for knowledge, to get knowledge of the structure of a female body, drove him to go forward.
一种强烈的求知欲——知道女性的外形结构，驱使着他前进。
yī zhǒng qiáng liè de qiú zhī yù — — zhī dào nǚ xìng de wài xíng jié gòu , qū shǐ zhe tā qián jìn 。
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