英汉词典

rapacious 基本解释

• adj. 贪婪的；掠夺的

rapacious 词态变化

rapacious 中文词源

来自拉丁语 rapax 的所有格形式 rapacis,劫掠的，贪婪的，来自 rapere,抓住，抓取，词源同 rob,rip,rape.

rapacious 英文词源

rapacious

rapacious: see rapture

rapacious (adj.)

1650s, from Latin rapaci-, stem of rapax "grasping," itself from stem of rapere "to seize" (see rapacity) + -ous. Related: Rapaciously; rapaciousness.

rapacious 英文释义

1. living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey;

"a predatory bird"

"the rapacious wolf"

"raptorial birds"

"ravening wolves"

"a vulturine taste for offal"

2. excessively greedy and grasping;

"a rapacious divorcee on the prowl"

"ravening creditors"

"paying taxes to voracious governments"

3. devouring or craving food in great quantities;

"edacious vultures"

"a rapacious appetite"

"ravenous as wolves"

"voracious sharks"

rapacious 双语例句

1. He had a rapacious appetite for bird's nest soup.

他吃燕窝汤吃个没够。

来自辞典例句

2. I have a recollection of large , unbending women with great noses and rapacious eyes.

我记得我遇见不少身材壮硕、腰板挺得笔直的女人.这些女人生着大鼻子,目光炯炯.

来自辞典例句

3. Those were not the consideration that drove this rapacious beast from his den into the open!

把这只贪婪的野兽从窝里赶出来的并不是这些考虑!

来自辞典例句

4. Hawks and other rapacious birds may be killed at any time.

隼和其他捕食动物的鸟随时可能被捕杀.

来自互联网

5. 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.

来自互联网

rapacious 实用场景例句

He had a rapacious appetite for bird's nest soup.

他吃燕窝汤吃个没够。

辞典例句

Hawks and other rapacious birds may be killed at any time.

隼和其他捕食动物的鸟随时可能被捕杀.

互联网

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.

互联网

He looked somehow rapacious.

他看起来有些凶悍.

互联网

No nation omits to record the actions of their ancestors, however bloody, savage and rapacious.

每个民族都不会消除他们祖先的历史记录,不论他们祖先的行为多么血腥, 野蛮和贪婪.

互联网

But Mr Stone is more interested in skewering rapacious financiers than rash homeowners.

但是斯通先生更感兴趣的是去讥讽贪婪的金融家,而不是冲动的物业购买者.

互联网