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单词 insatiable
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insatiable

adjective
/ɪnˈseɪʃəbl/
/ɪnˈseɪʃəbl/
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  1. always wanting more of something; not able to be satisfied
    • an insatiable appetite/curiosity/thirst
    • There seems to be an insatiable demand for more powerful computers.
    • The public seems to have an insatiable appetite for celebrity news.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryInsatiable is used with these nouns:
    • appetite
    • curiosity
    • demand
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    Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French insaciable or Latin insatiabilis, from in- ‘not’ + satiare ‘fill, satisfy’, from satis ‘enough’.
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