单词 | ravened |
释义 | ravenedadj. rare (chiefly literary). That has been ravened (in various senses of the verb). Also: ravening, ravenous. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > [adjective] > eaten i-yetenc1275 yetea1400 eaten1599 ravened1627 the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > appetite > [adjective] > having (good) appetite > greedy or voracious yevereOE greedy971 reavingOE fretewil?c1225 ravissantc1300 ravishingc1350 ravenous?1387 raveningc1390 ravisablea1425 eating1483 yeverous1483 savourousa1492 yevery1531 vorax1535 gluttonisha1586 falconish1587 ravin1615 vulturous1623 ravened1627 gorb?1635 esurine1687 voracious1693 gastrolatrous1694 tigerantica1704 gutsy1803 bulimious1816 polyphagian1825 yevrisome1825 edacious1829 polyphagous1837 tigerocious1874 bulimic1886 hyperphagic1943 the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > appetite > hunger > [adjective] > hungry > extremely hungry afingered?a1300 anhungereda1387 ahungereda1450 ravened1627 ravenous1648 gaunt1746 yird-hungry1825 wolfish1848 1627 P. Fletcher Locustæ iii. 65 Whom that Greeke Leopard..slue, devour'd, and fill'd his empty maw: But with his raven'd prey his bowells broke. 1824 Christian Spectator Mar. 150/2 We assumed the censorship of the press, and undertook to stand between the multitude of authors and the ravening or ravened public. 1832 G. Griffin Invasion IV. lxix. 74 The..eyes that glanced incessantly from shore to shore, like those of ravened eagles on the wing for prey. 1849 tr. Horace in Dublin Univ. Mag. Aug. 223 While the raven'd wolf should hunt the flocks. 1909 R. Bridges in New Q. Jan. 28 More terrible than they the ravin'd insatiab'l Hydra That sitteth angry within. 1987 J. May Earliest Memory 42 The children..were up and fighting, squawling like the ravened gulls Foraging inland through that raw dawn. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1627 |
随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。