voraciousness
noun [ U ] uk/vəˈreɪ.ʃəs.nəs/ us/vəˈreɪ.ʃəs.nəs/
如饥似渴;贪婪
the state of being very eager to have a lot of something
They ate with the voraciousness of hungry children. 他们像饥饿的孩子一样贪婪地吃着。
Her high intellect and her voraciousness for learning seem wasted. 她的高智商和她对学习的饥渴似乎被浪费了。
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- She inherited her mother's musical voraciousness.
- He would ask for food frequently, and eat with great voraciousness.
- The Pacific has been gobbling up the California coast with growing voraciousness.