hungrily

/ˈhəŋɡɹəɫi/ adv A1

in a way that shows you need food

Word Origin Hungrily comes from hungry, which is from hunger. The PIE root *kenk- meant 'to dry, parch' — hunger as a drying, parching sensation. That's a vivid image: hunger dries you out. Hungrily means in a hungry manner. The same root gives us hunger and hungriness.

adv in a way that shows you need food A1

The dog ate hungrily because it had not eaten.

(副词) 饥饿地;狼吞虎咽地

那条狗因为没吃东西,所以狼吞虎咽地吃了起来。

(adverbio) hambrientamente; con hambre; ávidamente [de una manera que muestra que necesitas comida]

El perro comió con ansias porque no había comido.

(adverbe) avidement; goulûment; voracement [D'une manière qui traduit un grand besoin de nourriture.]

Le chien mangeait voracement parce qu'il n'avait pas mangé.

(Adverb) hungrig; gierig [auf eine Weise, die zeigt, dass man dringend Nahrung benötigt]

Der Hund fraß **hungrily**, weil er den ganzen Tag nichts bekommen hatte.

(副詞) 食べ物が必要としている様子で

その犬は餌を食べていなかったので、がつがつ食べた。

(advérbio) famintamente; com fome; vorazmente [de maneira que mostra que se precisa de comida]

O cachorro comeu com fome porque não tinha comido.

adv In a hungry way or manner; with hunger.

The children eyed the cake hungrily.

(副词) 饥饿地;饥渴地

孩子们饥渴地盯着蛋糕。

(adverbio) Con hambre; de manera hambrienta.

Los niños miraron el pastel con hambre.

(adverbe) avec faim; avidement; goulûment [Avec faim ; d'un air affamé ou avide.]

Les enfants fixaient le gâteau avec avidité.

(Adverb) hungrig [Mit Hunger oder auf eine Weise, die starken Appetit oder Verlangen ausdrückt.]

Die Kinder schauten den Kuchen **hungrily** an.

(副詞) 飢えたように、欲しそうに

子供たちはケーキを物欲しそうな目で見ていた。

(advérbio) famintamente; com fome; avidamente [De maneira faminta; com fome.]

As crianças olhavam para o bolo com fome.

Word parts: hungry + ly

Common collocations

at prep mouth subst to prep of prep eat verb with prep for prep kiss verb lip subst open verb over prep up adv

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