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单词 hungrily
释义
hungrilyhun‧gri‧ly /ˈhʌŋɡrəli/ adverb Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Developers have been eyeing the land hungrily.
  • The two little girls ate hungrily.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • His mouth moved hungrily, devouring hers, his tongue darting, flickering, suggesting the deeper intimacy to come.
  • Kissing her urgently, passionately, hungrily.
  • The eagle overhead was hungrily seeking a rock on which to drop its prey.
  • Those who could not afford to travel, hungrily devoured the pictures in magazines.
  • While they ate hungrily, Ellen finished her drink, feeling light, warm and happy.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(=eat a lot quickly, because you are very hungry)· The children ate hungrily, devouring everything on their plate.
Word family
WORD FAMILYnounhungeradjectivehungryadverbhungrily
1in a way that shows you want to eat something very muchgreedily:  She hungrily ate a slice of bread.2literary in a way that shows you want something very much:  He hungrily kissed her mouth.
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