ravenous

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Foodravenousrav‧e‧nous /ˈrævənəs/ adjective DFHBHvery hungry → starving I’m absolutely ravenous. a ravenous appetite —ravenously adverb I was ravenously hungry.Examples from the Corpusravenous• After the first spoonful of the thick and satisfying minestrone, Luce found she was ravenous.• Her small gold watch showed almost noon when she awoke, refreshed and ravenous.• Things always looked better on a full stomach, and right now she was ravenous.• When they awoke on the third morning, they were ravenous.• The boys ran in, ravenous after their game.• He crawls up to her on all fours like a gentle but ravenous bear and begins to nuzzle her.• The normally grass-rich ranges are barren, chewed down to dust by ravenous cattle.• Towards the end he was ravenous for status.• I felt the ravenous spell of the place.Origin ravenous (1400-1500) Old French ravineux, from Latin rapere; → RAPE1

单词	ravenous
释义	ravenous From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Foodravenousrav‧e‧nous /ˈrævənəs/ adjective DFHBHvery hungry → starving I’m absolutely ravenous. a ravenous appetite —ravenously adverb I was ravenously hungry.Examples from the Corpusravenous• After the first spoonful of the thick and satisfying minestrone, Luce found she was ravenous.• Her small gold watch showed almost noon when she awoke, refreshed and ravenous.• Things always looked better on a full stomach, and right now she was ravenous.• When they awoke on the third morning, they were ravenous.• The boys ran in, ravenous after their game.• He crawls up to her on all fours like a gentle but ravenous bear and begins to nuzzle her.• The normally grass-rich ranges are barren, chewed down to dust by ravenous cattle.• Towards the end he was ravenous for status.• I felt the ravenous spell of the place.Origin ravenous (1400-1500) Old French ravineux, from Latin rapere; → RAPE1
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