rapacious

rapacious读音音标

英 [rəˈpeɪʃəs]

美 [rəˈpeʃəs]

rapacious意思解释

adj.

贪婪的；

（尤指）贪财的；

抢劫的；

掠夺的

英英释义

adj.

living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey

\"the rapacious wolf\"

同义词：predatoryraptorialraveningvulturinevulturous

excessively greedy and grasping

\"a rapacious divorcee on the prowl\"

同义词：raveningvoracious

devouring or craving food in great quantities

\"a rapacious appetite\"

同义词：edaciousesurientraveningravenousvoraciouswolfish

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)Several of the Arab countries represented in the President\'s office needed the United States to fend off threats from rapacious neighbors.有几个阿拉伯国家派人到总统办公室声称，它们需要美国的援助，来抵挡贪得无厌的邻国的威胁。Hawks and other rapacious birds prey on variety of small animals.老鹰和其他贪婪的鸟类捕食各种小动物。Mr Brown said there was also a global perspective to America\'s rapacious model of consumption.布朗先生说，还有一个研究美国掠夺资源模式的全球视角。