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源自中古英语 ravinous,最终来自拉丁语 rapere(意为抓取、掠夺),与掠夺性的饥饿感相关。
❶ 形容极度饥饿的状态,像饿狼一样迫切想要吃东西,也可以比喻对某事物有强烈的渴望。
“After hiking all day, I was ravenous and ate three plates of pasta.”
(徒步一整天后,我饿极了,吃了三盘意大利面。)
“The ravenous wolves hunted through the snowy forest.”
(饥饿的狼群在雪林中觅食。)
ravenous hunger — 形容难以忍受的强烈饥饿感,程度比普通饥饿更剧烈。
“The marathon runners collapsed with ravenous hunger at the finish line.”
(马拉松选手们到达终点时因极度饥饿而瘫倒在地。)