单词 | insatiable |
释义 | insatiable (ɪnseɪʃəbəl ) adjective If someone has an insatiable desire for something, they want as much of it as they can possibly get. The public has an insatiable appetite for stories about the famous. They were insatiable collectors. Synonyms: unquenchable, greedy, voracious, ravenous Collocations: insatiable need Or the spotlight grabber with an insatiable need to be the star performer? Christianity Today But his family says he has always had the insatiable need to reinvent things. canada.com My husband's sister has an insatiable need for company, but she's so boring, she drains the life out of us. Times, Sunday Times Humans have an insatiable need to decipher the meaning of life, a thirst which leads to stubborn belief systems and immense amounts of violence. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They also compensate with insatiable needs to possess more, know more, gain more and mean more. Christianity Today That's still there, winding across the fields, oblivious to man's insatiable quest to soar ever more skywards. Times, Sunday Times The series follows a compelling story line that explores the insatiable quest for beauty, and wealth. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Paranoid and alien, their insatiable quest for knowledge leads to both power and a spiritually corrupting indifference. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The forty-five minute scripted drama follows a compelling storyline that explores the insatiable quest for beauty, and wealth. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Continuing in his insatiable quest for knowledge, he terrorized several local boyars searching for magical texts. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He also has immense personal charm, a showman's love of performing and an insatiable thirst to learn new music. Times, Sunday Times (2012) And I had this insatiable thirst for change. Times, Sunday Times (2009) But I have an insatiable thirst for knowledge. Times, Sunday Times (2007) I wonder what their own explanation is for their seemingly insatiable appeal? Times, Sunday Times (2015) Such increases have been fuelled, in particular, by our seemingly insatiable appetite for second homes. Times, Sunday Times (2006) He says: 'The seemingly insatiable demand for energy from emerging countries is not going to disappear overnight. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Translations: Chinese: 贪得无厌的 Japanese: 貪欲な |
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