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单词 feeding frenzy
释义

feeding frenzy

noun

plural feeding frenzies
1
: a frenzy of eating : a wildly aggressive attack of prey by an animal or group of animals
sharks in a feeding frenzy
Chemoreception seems to be highly developed in this snake and the smell of prey is sufficient to initiate a feeding frenzy. Douglas Cable et al.
2
: an intensely and often wildly competitive and aggressive human activity likened to frenzied feeding by predatory animals
They do not relish the journalistic feeding frenzy that will greet the senator's likely appearance on the witness stand. U.S. News & World Report
Most of the Westerners who attended the heavily hyped sale knew very little about Soviet art—or the Soviet Union for that matter—but were whipped into a feeding frenzy by the historic excitement of the moment. Harlow Robinson

Example Sentences

sharks in a feeding frenzy
Recent Examples on the Web Their eyes remained fixed on us, and someone on board noted the scene was ripe for a potential feeding frenzy. Shannon Larson, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Aug. 2022 Is seemingly unaware of you, then descends in a feeding frenzy. Henry Alford, The New Yorker, 29 July 2022 But a common tactic for creating a feeding frenzy is to price a house on the low end. Steve Lopezcolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2022 Instead, the alien takes its feeding frenzy to another level, violently swallowing almost everything in its path, including Jupe, his family, and everyone curious enough to stop by the one-night only event. Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 26 July 2022 Until the end, the flamboyant leader blamed a political feeding frenzy for his downfall. Greg Palkot, Fox News, 8 July 2022 Now a feeding frenzy for the CEOs will consume everything. Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 1 July 2022 In the new set of episodes, Diana has swapped the lavish fancy dress parties and aristocratic artistic pursuits that previously led to a tabloid feeding frenzy (and the Bright Young Things moniker) for something sinister. Emma Fraser, Town & Country, 11 June 2022 One piece of intellectual property inspires a feeding frenzy of podcast, documentary, and miniseries offshoots. The New Yorker, 4 June 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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