| 单词 | avid |
| 释义 | avid (once / 1989 pages) adj Avid usually means very eager or enthusiastic. If you're an avid reader, it means you read as much as you can, whenever you can. But this adjective can also mean wanting something so much that you can be thought of as greedy. For example, a person can be avid for success or power. Avid is from French avide, from Latin avidus, from avere "to desire, crave." WORD FAMILYavid: avidity, avidly, avidness+/avidity: avidities USAGE EXAMPLESMiddleton was married 21 years to her husband, whom she described as a sweet person who was an avid University of Notre Dame football fan. Washington Times(Dec 29, 2016) Though avid users of social media, white-collar professionals seldom respond collectively to government missteps or social problems. Wall Street Journal(Dec 27, 2016) But while she is an avid advocate of "when in Rome..." BBC(Dec 23, 2016) 1adj marked by active interest and enthusiasm an avid sports fan Syn zealous enthusiastic having or showing great excitement and interest 2adj (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous avid for adventure an avid ambition to succeed the esurient eyes of an avid curiosity Syn devouring, esurient, greedy desirous, wishful having or expressing desire for something |
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