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ravenously

/ˈɹævənəsli/ adv

In a ravenous manner; voraciously.

Word Origin From Latin rapere 'to seize, snatch' — ravenous means having a seizing hunger, like a bird of prey. The root gives us raptor (a seizing bird), rapture (being seized by emotion), and surreptitious (secretly seizing). So ravenously is eating as if snatching food.

adv In a ravenous manner; voraciously.

After the marathon, he ate ravenously, finishing three plates of pasta.

(副词) 贪婪地；狼吞虎咽地；饥不择食地

马拉松结束后，他狼吞虎咽地吃完了三盘意大利面。

(adverbio) vorazmente; con voracidad; hambrientamente; desesperadamente [De manera voraz; con voracidad.]

Después del maratón, comió con voracidad, terminando tres platos de pasta.

(adverbe) voracement; goulûment; avidement [De manière vorace, avec un appétit dévorant ; en se jetant sur la nourriture ou sur quelque chose avec une avidité extrême.]

Après le marathon, il mangea ravenously, engloutissant trois assiettes de pâtes.

(Adverb) gierig; heißhungrig; wie ein Scheunendrescher [Auf eine extrem hungrige, gierige Weise; mit großem Appetit.]

Nach dem Marathon aß er **ravenously** und leerte drei Teller Nudeln.

(副詞) がつがつと、非常に空腹な様子で；貪欲に。

マラソンの後、彼らはがつがつと食べ、パスタを3皿平らげた。

(advérbio) vorazmente; esfomeadamente [De maneira faminta; vorazmente.]

Depois da maratona, ele comeu vorazmente, terminando três pratos de massa.

Synonyms: voraciously greedily hungrily wolfishly insatiably Antonyms: slowly abstemiously sparingly
Word parts: raven + ous + ly

Related words

raven rapture rapacious raptor

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