esurient
معنی فارسی
گرسنه حريص
معنی کامل و مثالها
/ē soor´ē ǝnt, -syoor´-/adj.
● گرسنه، پرولع، پرحرص
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From Latin 'esurient-', the present participle of 'esurire' meaning 'to be hungry'.
مثال
- The esurient wolf prowled around the campsite.
- His esurient eyes scanned the buffet table.
- The esurient company swallowed up smaller businesses.
ترکیبهای رایج
esurient appetite esurient desire esurient eyes esurient wolf
تعریف انگلیسی
adjective
- 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”
- devouring or craving food in great quantities “edacious vultures” “a rapacious appetite” “ravenous as wolves” “voracious sharks”
- (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”