rapacious

ra·pa·cious

R0043000 (rə-pā′shəs)adj.1. Having or showing a strong or excessive desire to acquire money or possess things; greedy: "dishonest utilities and rapacious energy traders" (Paul Roberts).2. Living by killing prey, especially in large numbers: rapacious coyotes.3. Taking things by force; plundering: rapacious pirates.

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[From Latin rapāx, rapāc-, from rapere, to seize; see rep- in Indo-European roots.]

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ra·pa′cious·ly adv.ra·pac′i·ty (rə-păs′ĭ-tē), ra·pa′cious·ness n.

rapacious

(rəˈpeɪʃəs) adj1. practising pillage or rapine2. greedy or grasping3. (Zoology) (of animals, esp birds) subsisting by catching living prey[C17: from Latin rapāx grasping, from rapere to seize] raˈpaciously adv rapacity, raˈpaciousness n

ra•pa•cious

(rəˈpeɪ ʃəs)

adj. 1. given to plundering. 2. inordinately greedy; predatory. 3. (of animals) subsisting by the capture of living prey; predacious. [1645–55; < Latin rapāx, s. rapāc- greedy, adj. derivative of rapere to seize (see rape¹); see -acious] ra•pa′cious•ly, adv. ra•pac′i•ty (-ˈpæs ɪ ti) ra•pa′cious•ness, n.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	rapacious - 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"ravening, vulturine, vulturous, predatory, raptorialaggressive - having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends; "an aggressive businessman"; "an aggressive basketball player"; "he was aggressive and imperious; positive in his convictions"; "aggressive drivers"
	2.	rapacious - excessively greedy and grasping; "a rapacious divorcee on the prowl"; "ravening creditors"; "paying taxes to voracious governments"voracious, raveningacquisitive - eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas; "an acquisitive mind"; "an acquisitive society in which the craving for material things seems never satisfied"
	3.	rapacious - devouring or craving food in great quantities; "edacious vultures"; "a rapacious appetite"; "ravenous as wolves"; "voracious sharks"edacious, ravenous, voracious, wolfish, esurient, raveninggluttonous - given to excess in consumption of especially food or drink; "over-fed women and their gluttonous husbands"; "a gluttonous debauch"; "a gluttonous appetite for food and praise and pleasure"

rapacious

adjective greedy, grasping, insatiable, ravenous, preying, plundering, predatory, voracious, marauding, extortionate, avaricious, wolfish, usurious He had a rapacious appetite for bird's nest soup.

rapacious

adjectiveHaving an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit:avid, edacious, gluttonous, greedy, omnivorous, ravenous, unappeasable, voracious.

Translations

贪婪的贪得无厌的

rapacious

(rəˈpeiʃəs) adjective greedy (especially for money); eager to seize as much as possible. 掠奪(尤指金錢)成性的 贪得无厌的，贪婪的 raˈpaciously adverb 掠奪成性地 贪婪得地，强取地 raˈpaciousness noun 掠奪成性 贪婪，强取 raˈpacity (-ˈpӕsə-) noun 掠奪 掠夺