如饥似渴 meaning in English
be like hunger and thirst to; as if thirsting or hungering for sth.; (study) assiduously; be hungry for [after]; eagerly; hunger and thirst for [after]; thirst for
Examples
- He looked wistfully on the velvet carpet .
他如饥似渴地欣赏着丝绒地毯。 - The eyes were suddenly hungry and young and wanting .
这双眼睛突然那样含情脉脉，如饥似渴。 - I ate them hungrily .
我如饥似渴地吃了起来。 - He spooned up his soup hungrily and came back for more .
他用汤匙如饥似渴地把汤喝完后，又转回头来再要一点。 - Our allies are the millions who hunger and thirst after righteousness .
那些成千上万如饥似渴寻找正义的人是我们的联盟。