ravenous

'rævinәs

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s extremely hungry
s devouring or craving food in great quantities

a. 贪婪的, 饿极的, 狼吞虎咽的

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ravenous 由词根 raven（意为“掠夺”）和后缀 -ous（形容词后缀，表示“有…性质的”）组成，整体意思是“贪婪的，极饿的”。

例句

1. The children were ravenous after playing outside all day.

孩子们在外面玩了一整天后非常饥饿。

2. She made a large pizza because her friends were all ravenous.

她做了一个大披萨，因为她的朋友们都很饿。

3. After the long hike, we were ravenous and ready to eat anything.

在长途徒步旅行后，我们非常饿，准备吃任何东西。