rapacious

• adj. 貪婪的；掠奪的

來自拉丁語 rapax 的所有格形式 rapacis,劫掠的，貪婪的，來自 rapere,抓住，抓取，詞源同 rob,rip,rape.

rapacious

rapacious: see rapture

rapacious (adj.)

1650s, from Latin rapaci-, stem of rapax "grasping," itself from stem of rapere "to seize" (see rapacity) + -ous. Related: Rapaciously; rapaciousness.

1. He had a rapacious appetite for bird's nest soup.

他吃燕窩湯吃個沒夠。

來自辭典例句

2. I have a recollection of large , unbending women with great noses and rapacious eyes.

我記得我遇見不少身材壯碩、腰板挺得筆直的女人.這些女人生著大鼻子,目光炯炯.

來自辭典例句

3. Those were not the consideration that drove this rapacious beast from his den into the open!

把這隻貪婪的野獸從窩裏趕出來的並不是這些考慮!

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4. Hawks and other rapacious birds may be killed at any time.

隼和其他捕食動物的鳥隨時可能被捕殺.

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5. Hawks and other rapacious birds prey on variety of small animals.

老鷹和其他貪婪的鳥類捕食各種小動物.

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