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raveningly

英['rævənɪŋ] 美['rævənɪŋ]
  • adj.(尤指狼群)贪婪而饥饿的动词raven的现在分词形式.

详细释义

    adj. (形容词)
    1. 贪婪饥饿的,贪婪地捕食的(尤指动物)
    2. 掠食的
    3. 掠夺的
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    1. 动词raven的现在分词形式
    n. (名词)
    1. 掠夺
    2. 掠夺物

英英释义

Adjective:
  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"

双语例句

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. It is the ravening lion roaming the earth seeking whom it may devour.
      它就像荒野中游荡的狮子,在寻找可以吞食的猎物。
    2. Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves.
      当心伪先知,他们身着羊皮接近你,但实际上是掠夺的狼。

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