esurient

英 [ɪ'sjʊərɪənt] 美 [ɪ'sjʊrɪənt]

• adj. 贪婪的

英英释义

Adjective:

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"
   

近反义词

【近义词】

• ravenous 贪婪的
• ravening （尤指狼群）贪婪而饥饿的...
• devouring 动词devour的现在进...
• avid 渴望的
• starved 饥饿的
• wolfish 狼似的
• sharp-set 饥饿的
• edacious 贪吃的
• greedy 贪婪的
• voracious 狼吞虎咽的
• rapacious 贪婪的
• famished 极饥饿的