wolfish

英 ['wʊlfɪʃ] 美 ['wʊlfɪʃ]

• adj. 狼似的；残暴的；贪婪的

英英释义

Adjective:

1. resembling or characteristic (or considered characteristic) of a wolf;

   "ran in wolflike packs"
   "wolfish rapacity"
   

2. devouring or craving food in great quantities;

   "edacious vultures"
   "a rapacious appetite"
   "ravenous as wolves"
   "voracious sharks"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. The children ate with a wolfish appetite after scampering about for hours.
   孩子们到处蹦蹦跳跳地闹了几个钟头后,吃起饭来狼吞虎咽。

经典引文

• The sense of being trapped and victimized by someone who was wolfish and unpredictable.

  出自： P. Theroux

近反义词

【近义词】

• barbaric 极其粗野、残忍或残暴的...
• ravening （尤指狼群）贪婪而饥饿的...
• edacious 贪吃的
• wolflike 狼似的
• ravenous 贪婪的
• rapacious 贪婪的
• voracious 狼吞虎咽的
• esurient 贪婪的