esu·ri·ent /-ənt/
(a.)飢餓的;狼吞虎嚥的
E·su·ri·ent a. Inclined to eat; hungry; voracious. [R.] --Bailey. “Poor, but esurient.”
E·su·ri·ent, n. One who is hungry or greedy. [R.]
An insatiable esurient after riches. --Wood.
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esurient
adj 1: extremely hungry; "they were tired and famished for food and
sleep"; "a ravenous boy"; "the family was starved and
ragged"; "fell into the esurient embrance of a
predatory enemy" [syn: famished, ravenous, sharp-set,
starved]
2: (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous;
"avid for adventure"; "an avid ambition to succeed";
"fierce devouring affection"; "the esurient eyes of an
avid curiosity"; "greedy for fame" [syn: avid, devouring(a),
greedy]
3: devouring or craving food in great quantities; "edacious
vultures"; "a rapacious appetite"; "ravenous as wolves";
"voracious sharks" [syn: edacious, rapacious, ravening,
ravenous, voracious, wolfish]