Definition of voracious in English:

voracious

adjective vəˈreɪʃəsvəˈreɪʃəs

1Wanting or devouring great quantities of food.
胃口大的；贪吃的，狼吞虎咽的
a voracious appetite
他的胃口很大。
Example sentencesExamples
- Now steroids are used all the time in medicine, and they are very useful, but they give you the most voracious appetite.
- There will never be another Pavarotti, he believes, never again that combination of angelic face, voracious appetite and a voice to die for.
- The titbits his own hunting skill provided were insignificant when set against his voracious appetite, and it was the duty of his parents to make up the difference.
- Moles have a voracious appetite and can eat 70-100 percent of their weight daily.
- His voracious appetite forces my wife to get up at all times of the night to feed him.
- So voracious is China's appetite for turtle that it has all but eradicated its own turtle population before turning to the export market.
- The method helps the cuckoo chick secure the food supply it needs to satisfy its voracious appetite.
- Because of their voracious appetites, bats function as extremely effective and pesticide-free pest control.
- As a three-year-old with a voracious appetite, he can easily down 15 mint brownies in one sitting.
- I was a little disturbed that he had a voracious appetite for potato chips and would leave the empty wrappers all over the floor.
- One more tragedy caused by the voracious appetites of men determined to consume all the diminishing resources of fish left in the seas.
- Harnessing the voracious appetites of microorganisms could potentially provide an economical route to remediate contaminated soils.
- The combination of brisk weather and glacier hikes can stir a voracious appetite, and Argentina is a country of culinary delights.
- Hedgehogs have a voracious appetite for the birds' eggs.
- With their voracious appetite for stored cereals and nuts, the red flour beetle and its kin cause millions of dollars of damage annually.
- Apart from their voracious appetite for native species, another worry is that they will burrow into riverbanks, adding to the problem of erosion.
- Rearing enough host insects to satisfy the predators' voracious appetites, after all, doesn't come cheap.
- Working day and night, I had a voracious appetite, perhaps a psychological reaction to the pressure.
Synonyms
insatiable, unquenchable, unappeasable, prodigious, uncontrollable, uncontrolled, omnivorous, compulsive, gluttonous, greedy, rapacious
enthusiastic, eager, keen, avid, desirous, craving, hungry, ravenous, ravening, wolfish
informal piggish, hoggish, swinish, gutsy
British informal gannet-like
rare insatiate, edacious, esurient
1. 1.1 Engaging in an activity with great eagerness or enthusiasm.
  she's a voracious reader
  Example sentencesExamples
  As predicted, we got enough judo on Japanese television to sate all but the most voracious appetites.
  He has a voracious appetite for film study, takes detailed notes in meetings and does plenty of technique work on his own.
  There has, in my opinion, never been an advertising medium with as voracious an appetite for new images and ideas as the internet.
  He has passion for movies and a voracious appetite for the genre.
  I also adore sleeping, and babies don't seem to have the same voracious appetite for sleep I do.
  He was a conservationist, a wry observer of human behaviour, a voracious reader, a great storyteller, a fearless reviewer.
  A voracious reader, he is already into reading Tamil books, magazines and newspapers.
  In the months leading up to moving to Bulgaria, I became a voracious reader of every item on the news agency wires referring to the country.
  It seem entirely fitting that his own voracious academic and literary activity should be rooted in a city that takes such an obvious pleasure in all that the mind and body can absorb.
  Patients chosen for this group were all voracious readers and enjoyed reading either science fiction or fantasy novels.
  This situation is particularly unhappy because I am and always have been a voracious reader, getting through an average of two or more books a week.
  I am enormously impressed by the warm welcome you gave me, and by all your questions and your voracious enthusiasm.
  Its voracious appetite for materials is driving up not only commodity prices but ocean shipping rates as well.
  Clearly, the choreographer's wit and voracious appetite for movement continue to serve her well.
  Mostly, though, she collected books: not as a rare book collector, but rather as the voracious reader she was.
  This was my first movie back at work, and I had such a voracious appetite for acting.

Derivatives

voraciously

adverb vəˈreɪʃəslivəˈreɪʃəsli

I spend about an hour and a half on a quiet train each day, reading voraciously, and my head is exploding with ideas.
Example sentencesExamples
- By the early 1970s, we were voraciously recording music onto blank cassettes: LPs, concerts, tunes from the radio.
- Within 20 years the Harlequin had become the most common ladybird in the affected regions, voraciously eating and out-eating the local species.
- By that time it was about noon and we were both voraciously hungry.
- He read voraciously, including several diaries written by English volunteers, and wanted to create scenes that were both historically accurate and emotionally convincing.

voraciousness

nounvəˈreɪʃəsnəsvəˈreɪʃəsnəs

The downside, of course, is that the voraciousness lends a short shelf life to art works and a seasonal fashion-based mentality sets in; careers often flame out quickly in the art world at a very young age.
Example sentencesExamples
- Such is the voraciousness of the bacteria and the volume of their gaseous effluent that the pressure builds and builds in the bottle until BANG!
- Now 50 years old, he is beginning to feel his mortality, although, as we are constantly reminded, the advancing years have little effect on his sexual voraciousness.

voracity

noun vəˈrasɪtivəˈræsədi

Like the shops in museums, commercialism had taken over the church with the same voracity as it had taken over the art world.
Example sentencesExamples
- The yellow-and-black, bee-sized common wasps are also found in other types of forests but are most concentrated in honeydew beech forest, where, thanks to their voracity, they have largely displaced German wasps.
- But each time the fire seemed to outpace the workmen; the exposure to oxygen actually increased the voracity of the inferno.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Latin vorax, vorac- (from vorare 'devour') + -ious.

Rhymes

Athanasius, audacious, bodacious, cactaceous, capacious, carbonaceous, contumacious, Cretaceous, curvaceous, disputatious, edacious, efficacious, fallacious, farinaceous, flirtatious, foliaceous, fugacious, gracious, hellacious, herbaceous, Ignatius, loquacious, mendacious, mordacious, ostentatious, perspicacious, pertinacious, pugnacious, rapacious, sagacious, salacious, saponaceous, sebaceous, sequacious, setaceous, spacious, tenacious, veracious, vexatious, vivacious

Definition of voracious in US English:

voracious

adjectivevəˈrāSHəsvəˈreɪʃəs

1Wanting or devouring great quantities of food.
胃口大的；贪吃的，狼吞虎咽的
he had a voracious appetite
他的胃口很大。
Example sentencesExamples
- As a three-year-old with a voracious appetite, he can easily down 15 mint brownies in one sitting.
- So voracious is China's appetite for turtle that it has all but eradicated its own turtle population before turning to the export market.
- With their voracious appetite for stored cereals and nuts, the red flour beetle and its kin cause millions of dollars of damage annually.
- One more tragedy caused by the voracious appetites of men determined to consume all the diminishing resources of fish left in the seas.
- I was a little disturbed that he had a voracious appetite for potato chips and would leave the empty wrappers all over the floor.
- Hedgehogs have a voracious appetite for the birds' eggs.
- Working day and night, I had a voracious appetite, perhaps a psychological reaction to the pressure.
- His voracious appetite forces my wife to get up at all times of the night to feed him.
- Now steroids are used all the time in medicine, and they are very useful, but they give you the most voracious appetite.
- Rearing enough host insects to satisfy the predators' voracious appetites, after all, doesn't come cheap.
- Apart from their voracious appetite for native species, another worry is that they will burrow into riverbanks, adding to the problem of erosion.
- The combination of brisk weather and glacier hikes can stir a voracious appetite, and Argentina is a country of culinary delights.
- Moles have a voracious appetite and can eat 70-100 percent of their weight daily.
- Because of their voracious appetites, bats function as extremely effective and pesticide-free pest control.
- The titbits his own hunting skill provided were insignificant when set against his voracious appetite, and it was the duty of his parents to make up the difference.
- Harnessing the voracious appetites of microorganisms could potentially provide an economical route to remediate contaminated soils.
- The method helps the cuckoo chick secure the food supply it needs to satisfy its voracious appetite.
- There will never be another Pavarotti, he believes, never again that combination of angelic face, voracious appetite and a voice to die for.
Synonyms
insatiable, unquenchable, unappeasable, prodigious, uncontrollable, uncontrolled, omnivorous, compulsive, gluttonous, greedy, rapacious
1. 1.1 Having a very eager approach to an activity.
  饥渴的，渴求的
  his voracious reading of literature
  他对文学作品如饥似渴的阅读。
  Example sentencesExamples
  He was a conservationist, a wry observer of human behaviour, a voracious reader, a great storyteller, a fearless reviewer.
  I also adore sleeping, and babies don't seem to have the same voracious appetite for sleep I do.
  He has passion for movies and a voracious appetite for the genre.
  In the months leading up to moving to Bulgaria, I became a voracious reader of every item on the news agency wires referring to the country.
  As predicted, we got enough judo on Japanese television to sate all but the most voracious appetites.
  Mostly, though, she collected books: not as a rare book collector, but rather as the voracious reader she was.
  It seem entirely fitting that his own voracious academic and literary activity should be rooted in a city that takes such an obvious pleasure in all that the mind and body can absorb.
  A voracious reader, he is already into reading Tamil books, magazines and newspapers.
  This was my first movie back at work, and I had such a voracious appetite for acting.
  He has a voracious appetite for film study, takes detailed notes in meetings and does plenty of technique work on his own.
  Its voracious appetite for materials is driving up not only commodity prices but ocean shipping rates as well.
  I am enormously impressed by the warm welcome you gave me, and by all your questions and your voracious enthusiasm.
  Patients chosen for this group were all voracious readers and enjoyed reading either science fiction or fantasy novels.
  Clearly, the choreographer's wit and voracious appetite for movement continue to serve her well.
  There has, in my opinion, never been an advertising medium with as voracious an appetite for new images and ideas as the internet.
  This situation is particularly unhappy because I am and always have been a voracious reader, getting through an average of two or more books a week.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Latin vorax, vorac- (from vorare ‘devour’) + -ious.

词汇	voracious
释义	Definition of voracious in English: voracious adjective vəˈreɪʃəsvəˈreɪʃəs 1Wanting or devouring great quantities of food. 胃口大的；贪吃的，狼吞虎咽的 a voracious appetite 他的胃口很大。 Example sentencesExamples Now steroids are used all the time in medicine, and they are very useful, but they give you the most voracious appetite. There will never be another Pavarotti, he believes, never again that combination of angelic face, voracious appetite and a voice to die for. The titbits his own hunting skill provided were insignificant when set against his voracious appetite, and it was the duty of his parents to make up the difference. Moles have a voracious appetite and can eat 70-100 percent of their weight daily. His voracious appetite forces my wife to get up at all times of the night to feed him. So voracious is China's appetite for turtle that it has all but eradicated its own turtle population before turning to the export market. The method helps the cuckoo chick secure the food supply it needs to satisfy its voracious appetite. Because of their voracious appetites, bats function as extremely effective and pesticide-free pest control. As a three-year-old with a voracious appetite, he can easily down 15 mint brownies in one sitting. I was a little disturbed that he had a voracious appetite for potato chips and would leave the empty wrappers all over the floor. One more tragedy caused by the voracious appetites of men determined to consume all the diminishing resources of fish left in the seas. Harnessing the voracious appetites of microorganisms could potentially provide an economical route to remediate contaminated soils. The combination of brisk weather and glacier hikes can stir a voracious appetite, and Argentina is a country of culinary delights. Hedgehogs have a voracious appetite for the birds' eggs. With their voracious appetite for stored cereals and nuts, the red flour beetle and its kin cause millions of dollars of damage annually. Apart from their voracious appetite for native species, another worry is that they will burrow into riverbanks, adding to the problem of erosion. Rearing enough host insects to satisfy the predators' voracious appetites, after all, doesn't come cheap. Working day and night, I had a voracious appetite, perhaps a psychological reaction to the pressure. Synonyms insatiable, unquenchable, unappeasable, prodigious, uncontrollable, uncontrolled, omnivorous, compulsive, gluttonous, greedy, rapacious enthusiastic, eager, keen, avid, desirous, craving, hungry, ravenous, ravening, wolfish informal piggish, hoggish, swinish, gutsy British informal gannet-like rare insatiate, edacious, esurient 1.1 Engaging in an activity with great eagerness or enthusiasm. she's a voracious reader Example sentencesExamples As predicted, we got enough judo on Japanese television to sate all but the most voracious appetites. He has a voracious appetite for film study, takes detailed notes in meetings and does plenty of technique work on his own. There has, in my opinion, never been an advertising medium with as voracious an appetite for new images and ideas as the internet. He has passion for movies and a voracious appetite for the genre. I also adore sleeping, and babies don't seem to have the same voracious appetite for sleep I do. He was a conservationist, a wry observer of human behaviour, a voracious reader, a great storyteller, a fearless reviewer. A voracious reader, he is already into reading Tamil books, magazines and newspapers. In the months leading up to moving to Bulgaria, I became a voracious reader of every item on the news agency wires referring to the country. It seem entirely fitting that his own voracious academic and literary activity should be rooted in a city that takes such an obvious pleasure in all that the mind and body can absorb. Patients chosen for this group were all voracious readers and enjoyed reading either science fiction or fantasy novels. This situation is particularly unhappy because I am and always have been a voracious reader, getting through an average of two or more books a week. I am enormously impressed by the warm welcome you gave me, and by all your questions and your voracious enthusiasm. Its voracious appetite for materials is driving up not only commodity prices but ocean shipping rates as well. Clearly, the choreographer's wit and voracious appetite for movement continue to serve her well. Mostly, though, she collected books: not as a rare book collector, but rather as the voracious reader she was. This was my first movie back at work, and I had such a voracious appetite for acting. Derivatives voraciously adverb vəˈreɪʃəslivəˈreɪʃəsli I spend about an hour and a half on a quiet train each day, reading voraciously, and my head is exploding with ideas. Example sentencesExamples By the early 1970s, we were voraciously recording music onto blank cassettes: LPs, concerts, tunes from the radio. Within 20 years the Harlequin had become the most common ladybird in the affected regions, voraciously eating and out-eating the local species. By that time it was about noon and we were both voraciously hungry. He read voraciously, including several diaries written by English volunteers, and wanted to create scenes that were both historically accurate and emotionally convincing. voraciousness nounvəˈreɪʃəsnəsvəˈreɪʃəsnəs The downside, of course, is that the voraciousness lends a short shelf life to art works and a seasonal fashion-based mentality sets in; careers often flame out quickly in the art world at a very young age. Example sentencesExamples Such is the voraciousness of the bacteria and the volume of their gaseous effluent that the pressure builds and builds in the bottle until BANG! Now 50 years old, he is beginning to feel his mortality, although, as we are constantly reminded, the advancing years have little effect on his sexual voraciousness. voracity noun vəˈrasɪtivəˈræsədi Like the shops in museums, commercialism had taken over the church with the same voracity as it had taken over the art world. Example sentencesExamples The yellow-and-black, bee-sized common wasps are also found in other types of forests but are most concentrated in honeydew beech forest, where, thanks to their voracity, they have largely displaced German wasps. But each time the fire seemed to outpace the workmen; the exposure to oxygen actually increased the voracity of the inferno. Origin Mid 17th century: from Latin vorax, vorac- (from vorare 'devour') + -ious. Rhymes Athanasius, audacious, bodacious, cactaceous, capacious, carbonaceous, contumacious, Cretaceous, curvaceous, disputatious, edacious, efficacious, fallacious, farinaceous, flirtatious, foliaceous, fugacious, gracious, hellacious, herbaceous, Ignatius, loquacious, mendacious, mordacious, ostentatious, perspicacious, pertinacious, pugnacious, rapacious, sagacious, salacious, saponaceous, sebaceous, sequacious, setaceous, spacious, tenacious, veracious, vexatious, vivacious Definition of voracious in US English: voracious adjectivevəˈrāSHəsvəˈreɪʃəs 1Wanting or devouring great quantities of food. 胃口大的；贪吃的，狼吞虎咽的 he had a voracious appetite 他的胃口很大。 Example sentencesExamples As a three-year-old with a voracious appetite, he can easily down 15 mint brownies in one sitting. So voracious is China's appetite for turtle that it has all but eradicated its own turtle population before turning to the export market. With their voracious appetite for stored cereals and nuts, the red flour beetle and its kin cause millions of dollars of damage annually. One more tragedy caused by the voracious appetites of men determined to consume all the diminishing resources of fish left in the seas. I was a little disturbed that he had a voracious appetite for potato chips and would leave the empty wrappers all over the floor. Hedgehogs have a voracious appetite for the birds' eggs. Working day and night, I had a voracious appetite, perhaps a psychological reaction to the pressure. His voracious appetite forces my wife to get up at all times of the night to feed him. Now steroids are used all the time in medicine, and they are very useful, but they give you the most voracious appetite. Rearing enough host insects to satisfy the predators' voracious appetites, after all, doesn't come cheap. Apart from their voracious appetite for native species, another worry is that they will burrow into riverbanks, adding to the problem of erosion. The combination of brisk weather and glacier hikes can stir a voracious appetite, and Argentina is a country of culinary delights. Moles have a voracious appetite and can eat 70-100 percent of their weight daily. Because of their voracious appetites, bats function as extremely effective and pesticide-free pest control. The titbits his own hunting skill provided were insignificant when set against his voracious appetite, and it was the duty of his parents to make up the difference. Harnessing the voracious appetites of microorganisms could potentially provide an economical route to remediate contaminated soils. The method helps the cuckoo chick secure the food supply it needs to satisfy its voracious appetite. There will never be another Pavarotti, he believes, never again that combination of angelic face, voracious appetite and a voice to die for. Synonyms insatiable, unquenchable, unappeasable, prodigious, uncontrollable, uncontrolled, omnivorous, compulsive, gluttonous, greedy, rapacious 1.1 Having a very eager approach to an activity. 饥渴的，渴求的 his voracious reading of literature 他对文学作品如饥似渴的阅读。 Example sentencesExamples He was a conservationist, a wry observer of human behaviour, a voracious reader, a great storyteller, a fearless reviewer. I also adore sleeping, and babies don't seem to have the same voracious appetite for sleep I do. He has passion for movies and a voracious appetite for the genre. In the months leading up to moving to Bulgaria, I became a voracious reader of every item on the news agency wires referring to the country. As predicted, we got enough judo on Japanese television to sate all but the most voracious appetites. Mostly, though, she collected books: not as a rare book collector, but rather as the voracious reader she was. It seem entirely fitting that his own voracious academic and literary activity should be rooted in a city that takes such an obvious pleasure in all that the mind and body can absorb. A voracious reader, he is already into reading Tamil books, magazines and newspapers. This was my first movie back at work, and I had such a voracious appetite for acting. He has a voracious appetite for film study, takes detailed notes in meetings and does plenty of technique work on his own. Its voracious appetite for materials is driving up not only commodity prices but ocean shipping rates as well. I am enormously impressed by the warm welcome you gave me, and by all your questions and your voracious enthusiasm. Patients chosen for this group were all voracious readers and enjoyed reading either science fiction or fantasy novels. Clearly, the choreographer's wit and voracious appetite for movement continue to serve her well. There has, in my opinion, never been an advertising medium with as voracious an appetite for new images and ideas as the internet. This situation is particularly unhappy because I am and always have been a voracious reader, getting through an average of two or more books a week. Origin Mid 17th century: from Latin vorax, vorac- (from vorare ‘devour’) + -ious.
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