"they were tired and famished for food and sleep" "a ravenous boy" "the family was starved and ragged" "fell into the esurient embrance of a predatory enemy"
devouring or craving food in great quantities;
"edacious vultures" "a rapacious appetite" "ravenous as wolves" "voracious sharks"
例句
用作形容词(adj.)
The country has also become a ravenous consumer.这个国家还成为一个贪婪的消费者。
The ravenous lion tore the quarry.饥饿的狮子撕碎了猎物。
The ravenous children ate everything on the table.饿极了的孩子把桌上所有东西吃掉了。