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单词 ravening
释义
ravening
adjective
uk
/ˈræv.ən.ɪŋ/us
/ˈræv.ən.ɪŋ/
literary
(especiallyofwildanimals)violentlyhuntingforfood:
（尤指野兽）饿急了的，残暴掠食的
raveningwolves凶残掠食的饿狼
A raveninggroupofpeopletryto get what theywantin aforcefulway:
贪婪无情的；不择手段的；巧取豪夺的
She said that she wastiredof beingpursuedby raveningjournalists.她说被饿狼般的记者紧追不放，她厌烦透了。
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(Definition ofraveningfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofravening

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The other is to have growth withoutraveninginflation.
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But theraveningpolitical wolves were in no way satisfied.
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This morning we have heard of countless examples of the press acting like a pack ofraveninghounds, setting itself on almost defenceless individuals and tearing them to pieces.
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The blasters are those beams ofraveningdestruction which take care of meteorites in a spaceship's course when the deflectors can not handle them.
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They operate in packs, very much likeraveningwolves.
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