hungrily
adverb uk/ˈhʌŋ.ɡrəl.i/ us/ˈhʌŋ.ɡrəl.i/
(NEEDING FOOD)
因饥饿而贪食地，如饥似渴地
in a way that shows you are hungry
They sat down and ate hungrily. 他们坐下开始吃东西，一副饿坏了的样子。
The girls hungrily devoured their lunch. 小姑娘们大口吃着午饭，都是很饿的样子。
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- The campers chomped hungrily on organic tomatoes they had picked off the vine.
- I watched him as he hungrily bit into his handful of bread.
- The sergeant gnawed hungrily at his cheese roll.
(WANTING)
渴望地，如饥似渴地
in a way that shows a strong wish or desire for something
He looked at her hungrily. 他渴望地看着她。
The state's oil riches were being hungrily eyed by oil companies. 该州的石油财富正被石油公司饥渴地盯着。
See: hungry
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- I looked hungrily around, drinking in the sights of London.
- Headhunters were circling hungrily round the company's most highly skilled people.
- Her books are hungrily consumed by expectant parents.