rapacious 详细解释

rapacious

[rə'peiʃəs]

adj.贪婪的, 强夺的

词形变化

副词: rapaciously | 名词: rapacity |

词义辨析

同义参见:

commercial  greedy  acquisitive  

英英释义

形容词 rapacious:

living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey

同义词:predatory, raptorial, ravening, vulturine, vulturous

excessively greedy and grasping

同义词:ravening, voracious

devouring or craving food in great quantities

同义词:edacious, esurient, ravening, ravenous, voracious, wolfish

补充

rapaciousrapacious英:[rəˈpeiʃəs] 美:[rəˈpeʃəs]adj.1.贪婪的; (尤指)贪财的2.抢劫的, 掠夺的

例句

1. rapacious landlords.贪婪的房东。 2. a rapacious thief贪得无厌的盗贼 3. a rapacious [=greedy] businessman唯利是图的商人