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

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