(of a person or an animal 人或动物 extremely hungry 极其饥饿的 What's for lunch? I'm absolutely ravenous. 午饭吃什么？我饿死了。 🔊🔊 Go back in your imagination to the days when huge, ravenous beasts ruled the planet. 想象你回到了过去那个由凶残的巨兽统治地球的时代。
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(of hunger 饥饿 very great 严重的；十分的 He has a ravenous appetite. 他食欲好极了。
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French ravineus, from raviner ‘to ravage’, based on Latin rapina ‘pillage’.