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单词 voracious
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
vo•ra•cious /vɔˈreɪʃəs, və-/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. wanting or eating large quantities of food:a voracious appetite.
  2. very eager or avid; insatiable:a voracious reader.
vo•ra•cious•ly, adv. 
vo•rac•i•ty /vɔˈræsɪti/USA pronunciation  n. [uncountable]See -vor-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
vo•ra•cious  (vô rāshəs, vō-, və-),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. craving or consuming large quantities of food:a voracious appetite.
  2. exceedingly eager or avid:voracious readers; a voracious collector.
  • voraci(ty) + -ous 1625–35
vo•racious•ly, adv. 
vo•racious•ness, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See ravenous. 
    • 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged rapacious, insatiable.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
voracious /vɒˈreɪʃəs/ adj
  1. devouring or craving food in great quantities
  2. very eager or unremitting in some activity: voracious reading
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin vorāx swallowing greedily, from vorāre to devour

voracity /vɒˈræsɪtɪ/, voˈraciousness n
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