ravening 详细解释

ravening

['rævəniŋ]

adj.(尤指狼群)贪婪而饥饿的
动词raven的现在分词形式

词形变化

副词: raveningly |

词义辨析

同义参见:

greedy  acquisitive  

英英释义

动词 raven:

obtain or seize by violence

同义词:raven

prey on or hunt for

同义词:raven, prey, predate

eat greedily

同义词:devour, guttle, raven, pig

feed greedily

同义词:raven

形容词 ravening:

living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey

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

excessively greedy and grasping

同义词:rapacious, voracious

devouring or craving food in great quantities

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

补充

raveningravening英:[ˈrævniŋ] 美:[ˈrævənɪŋ]n.1.掠夺,掠夺物adj.1.掠夺的

例句

1. they turned on each other like ravening wolves.他们如饿狼一般扑向对方。 2. ravening wolves凶残的饿狼 3. the ravening paparazzi如同饿狼一般的狗仔队