单词 | voraciousness |
释义 | voraciousness (once / 274868 pages) n WORD FAMILY voracious: voraciously, voraciousness+/voracity: voracious, voracities USAGE EXAMPLESOne of the things I’ve learned as a writer is voraciousness. Time(May 19, 2015) So that one is trying to contain a voraciousness in a very specific, limited, narrowed way. Seattle Times(Jun 03, 2014) They have developed a protective stance toward Mr. Obama, acknowledging the limits of his power and the voraciousness of his critics. New York Times(Jan 21, 2013) 1n excessive desire to eat Syn|Hyper edacity, esurience, ravenousness, voracity hunger, hungriness a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation 2n extreme gluttony Syn|Hyper edacity, esurience, rapaciousness, rapacity, voracity gluttony habitual eating to excess 3n an excessive desire for wealth (usually in large amounts) Syn|Hyper greediness, rapaciousness selfishness stinginess resulting from a concern for your own welfare and a disregard of others |
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