| 释义 |
rav·in
I. noun
also rav·en \ˈravə̇n\
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English ravin, ravine, from Middle French ravine — more at ravine
1. : rapine, rapacity
2.
a. : an act or habit of preying or devouring : predacity, predatism
b. : something seized or devoured as prey
< red in tooth and claw with ravin — Alfred Tennyson >
II. adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from ravin, ravine, n.
obsolete : ravenous
III.
variant of raven |