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esurient a. 饥饿的;狼吞虎咽的 饥饿的;狼吞虎咽的 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" [synonym: {famished}, {ravenous}, {sharp-set}, {starved}, {esurient}] 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" [synonym: {avid}, {devouring(a)}, {esurient}, {greedy}] 3: devouring or craving food in great quantities; "edacious vultures"; "a rapacious appetite"; "ravenous as wolves"; "voracious sharks" [synonym: {edacious}, {esurient}, {rapacious}, {ravening}, {ravenous}, {voracious}, {wolfish}] Esurient \E*su"ri*ent\, a. [L. esuriens, p. pr. of ensurire, fr.
edere to eat.] Inclined to eat; hungry; voracious. [R.] --Bailey. "Poor, but esurient." --Carlyle. [1913 Webster] Esurient \E*su"ri*ent\, n. One who is hungry or greedy. [R.] [1913 Webster] An insatiable esurient after riches. --Wood. [1913 Webster]
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