rapacious meaning in English
adj.
1.强夺的，掠夺的，剥削性的；贪婪的。
2.【动物；动物学】(猛禽等)捕食动物的。
adv.
-ly
Examples
- He looked somehow rapacious .
他看起来有些凶悍。 - Those were not the consideration that drove this rapacious beast from his den into the open !
把这只贪婪的野兽从窝里赶出来的并不是这些考虑！ - I have a recollection of large, unbending women with great noses and rapacious eyes .
我记得我遇见不少身材壮硕、腰板挺得笔直的女人。这些女人生着大鼻子，目光炯炯。 - Several of the arab countries represented in the president's office needed the united states to fend off threats from rapacious neighbors .
有几个阿拉伯国家派人到总统办公室声称，它们需要美国的援助，来抵挡贪得无厌的邻国的威胁。