ravenous

形容詞

1. 1

   飢餓難耐的、餓極了的

   After hiking all day, we were absolutely ravenous by dinnertime.

   走了一整天的山路，到晚餐時間我們早就餓得不行了。

2. 2

   貪婪的、狼吞虎嚥的

   The puppies attacked their bowls with a ravenous appetite.

   小狗們胃口極好，撲向食盆狼吞虎嚥。

3. 3

   渴求的、如飢似渴的多與 for 連用

   Young readers here are ravenous for stories about their own city.

   這裡的年輕讀者對描寫自己城市的故事如飢似渴。