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13.實(shí)在是不定時(shí)更新，有空就多更，沒空會(huì)少些，但會(huì)更完的！

14.將中文字體顏色設(shè)置得更淺了。

21『POLY』

POLY comes from polys, the Greek word for "many." A polytechnic institute offers instruction in many technical fields. Polygamy is marriage in which one has many spouses, or at least more than the legal limit of one. And polysyllabic words are words of many syllables.

POLY來自希臘語polys，意為“許多”。理工學(xué)院提供許多技術(shù)領(lǐng)域的教學(xué)。一夫多妻是指一個(gè)人有多個(gè)配偶的婚姻，或者至少超過一個(gè)配偶的法定限制。多音節(jié)詞是有許多音節(jié)的詞。

polyp ? [?pɑ?l?p]

n.息肉;(尤指)鼻息肉;(水螅型)珊瑚蟲;水螅蟲

(1) A sea invertebrate that has a mouth opening at one end surrounded by stinging tentacles. (2) A growth projecting from a mucous membrane, as on the colon or vocal cords.

(1) 一種海洋無脊椎動(dòng)物，一端開口，周圍有刺狀觸須。(2) 粘膜上的突起，如結(jié)腸或聲帶上的突起。

She had had a polyp removed from her throat, and for two weeks afterward she could only whisper.

她從喉嚨里切除了一個(gè)息肉，兩個(gè)星期內(nèi)，她只能輕聲細(xì)語。

This term comes from polypous, a Greek word for "octopus," which meant literally "many-footed." The types of tumor known as polyps got their name because some seem to be attached to the surface by branching "foot"-like roots, even though most do not. Polyps of the nose or vocal cords are usually only inconvenient, causing breathing difficulty or hoarseness, and can be removed easily; however, polyps in the intestines can sometimes turn cancerous.

這個(gè)詞來自希臘語“章魚”(polypous)，字面意思是“多足”。被稱為息肉的腫瘤之所以得名，是因?yàn)橛行┠[瘤似乎通過分支“腳”狀的根附著在表面，盡管大多數(shù)腫瘤沒有。鼻息肉或聲帶息肉通常只是不方便，導(dǎo)致呼吸困難或聲音嘶啞，很容易去除；然而，腸息肉有時(shí)會(huì)癌變。

polyglot ? [?pɑ?liɡlɑ?t]

adj.通曉(或使用)多種語言的;用多種語言寫成的

n.通曉多種語言的人

(1) One who can speak or write several languages. (2) Having or using several languages.

(1) 會(huì)說或?qū)憥追N語言的人。(2) 掌握或使用幾種語言的。

As trade between countries increases, there is more need for polyglots who can act as negotiators.

隨著國家間貿(mào)易的增加，越來越需要能夠充當(dāng)談判者的多語言人士。

Polyglot contains the root glot, meaning "language." It is used both as a noun and as an adjective. Thus, we could say that an international airport is bound to be polyglot, with people from all over the world speaking their native languages. One of history's more interesting polyglots was the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, who claimed that he addressed his horse only in German, conversed with women in Italian and with men in French, but reserved Spanish (his original language) for his talks with God.

Polyglot包含詞根glot，意為“語言”。它既用作名詞，也用作形容詞。因此，我們可以說，一個(gè)國際機(jī)場必然是多語言的，來自世界各地的人都說自己的母語。歷史上最有趣的多語者之一是神圣羅馬帝國皇帝查理五世，他聲稱自己只用德語稱呼自己的馬，用意大利語與女人交談，用法語與男人交談，但保留西班牙語(他的母語)與上帝交談。

polymer ? [?pɑ?l?m?r]

n.聚合物;多聚體

A chemical compound formed by a reaction in which two or more molecules combine to form larger molecules with repeating structural units.

一種由兩個(gè)或多個(gè)分子結(jié)合形成具有重復(fù)結(jié)構(gòu)單元的大分子的反應(yīng)形成的化合物。

Nylon, a polymer commercially introduced in 1938, can be spun and woven into fabrics or cast as tough, elastic blocks.

尼龍，一種1938年商業(yè)化引入的聚合物，可以紡成織物或鑄造成堅(jiān)韌的彈性塊。

There are many natural polymers, including shellac, cellulose, and rubber. But synthetic polymers only came into being around 1870 with Celluloid, known especially for its use in photographic film. After many decades of development, the polymeric compounds now include polypropylene, used in milk crates, luggage, and hinges; polyurethane, used in paints, adhesives, molded items, rubbers, and foams; and polyvinyl chloride (PVC), used to make pipes that won't rust. And let's not forget polyester, which gave us a lot of uncool clothing in the 1970s but whose strength and resistance to corrosion have ensured that it remains an extremely useful material for all kinds of goods.

有許多天然聚合物，包括蟲膠、纖維素和橡膠。但合成聚合物是在1870年左右與賽璐珞(Celluloid)一起出現(xiàn)的，賽璐珞因其在攝影膠片中的應(yīng)用而聞名。經(jīng)過幾十年的發(fā)展，聚合物化合物現(xiàn)在包括聚丙烯，用于牛奶箱、行李和鉸鏈；聚氨酯，用于油漆、粘合劑、模塑制品、橡膠和泡沫；以及聚氯乙烯(PVC)，用于制造不會(huì)生銹的管道。讓我們不要忘記聚酯纖維，它在20世紀(jì)70年代給了我們很多不酷的衣服，但它的強(qiáng)度和耐腐蝕性確保了它仍然是一種非常適用于各種商品的材料。

polygraph ? [?pɑ?liɡr?f]

n.測謊儀;測謊(試驗(yàn))

An instrument for recording changes in several bodily functions (such as blood pressure and rate of breathing) at the same time; lie detector.

一種同時(shí)記錄幾種身體機(jī)能(如血壓和呼吸速率)變化的儀器；測謊儀。

My brother-in-law is completely law-abiding, but he's such a nervous type that he's failed two polygraph tests at job interviews.

我姐夫完全遵紀(jì)守法，但他是一個(gè)非常緊張的人，在面試中兩次測謊儀測試都失敗了。

With its graph- root, polygraph indicates that it writes out several different results. A polygraph's output consists of a set of squiggly lines on a computer screen, each indicating one function being tested. The functions most commonly measured are blood pressure, breathing rate, pulse, and perspiration, all of which tend to increase when you lie.

測謊儀以其詞根graph-(作圖)表示它會(huì)寫出幾個(gè)不同的結(jié)果。測謊儀的輸出由計(jì)算機(jī)屏幕上的一組曲線組成，每條曲線表示一個(gè)正在測試的函數(shù)。最常用的功能是血壓、呼吸頻率、脈搏和汗液，當(dāng)你躺下時(shí)，這些都會(huì)增加。

22『PRIM』

PRIM comes from primus, the Latin word for "first." Something primary is first in time, rank, or importance. Something primitive is in its first stage of development. And something primeval had its origin in the first period of world or human history.

PRIM來源于拉丁語primus，意思是“第一”。primary指在時(shí)間、等級(jí)或重要性上居第一位。primitive的東西正處于發(fā)展的第一階段。primeval的東西起源于世界或人類歷史的第一個(gè)時(shí)期。

primal ? [?pra?ml]

adj.原始的，最初的;根源的，根本的;主要的，首要的

n.<心>被壓抑童年情緒的釋放

Basic or primitive.

基本的或原始的。

There was always a primal pleasure in listening to the rain beat on the roof at night and dropping off to sleep in front of the fire.

晚上聽著屋頂上的雨聲，然后在爐火前睡著，這是一種原始的快樂。

Primal generally describes something powerful and almost instinctual. So when we speak of the primal innocence of youth or the primal intensity of someone's devotion, we're suggesting that the emotions or conditions being described are basic to our animal nature. Sitting around a campfire may feel like a primal experience, in which we share the emotions of our cave-dwelling ancestors. Intense fear of snakes or spiders may have primal roots, owing to the poison that some species carry. In "primal scream" therapy, popular in the 1970s, patients relive painful childhood experiences and express their frustration and anger through uncontrolled screaming and even violence.

Primal通常描述一些強(qiáng)大的、幾乎是本能的東西。因此，當(dāng)我們談到年輕時(shí)的原始純真或某人的原始投入強(qiáng)度時(shí)，我們暗示所描述的情緒或條件是我們動(dòng)物天性的基礎(chǔ)。圍坐在篝火旁可能感覺像是一種原始的體驗(yàn)，在這種體驗(yàn)中，我們分享了穴居祖先的情感。由于某些物種攜帶的毒素，對(duì)蛇或蜘蛛的強(qiáng)烈恐懼可能具有原始根源。在20世紀(jì)70年代流行的“原始尖叫”療法中，患者重溫痛苦的童年經(jīng)歷，并通過不受控制的尖叫甚至暴力來表達(dá)他們的沮喪和憤怒。

primer ? [?pra?m?r]

n.底漆;底層涂料;初級(jí)讀本;入門書;識(shí)字課本;啟蒙讀本

(1) A small book for teaching children to read. (2) A small introductory book on a subject.

(1) 一本教孩子讀書的小書。(2) 一本關(guān)于某一主題的小介紹書。

She announced that she'd be passing out a primer on mutual funds at the end of the talk.

她宣布，她將在演講結(jié)束時(shí)分發(fā)一份共同基金入門書。

Primers were once a standard part of every child's education. The first primer printed in North America, The New England Primer, was typical; it contained many quotations from the Bible and many moral lessons, and the text was accompanied by numerous woodcut illustrations. We no longer use the word in early education, but it's widely used in everyday speech. Notice how primer is pronounced; don't mix it up with the kind of paint that's pronounced with a long i sound.

初級(jí)教育曾經(jīng)是每個(gè)孩子教育的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)部分。在北美印刷的第一本初級(jí)讀物《新英格蘭初級(jí)讀物》是典型的；它包含了許多圣經(jīng)語錄和許多道德教訓(xùn)，文本還附有許多木刻插圖。我們?cè)谠缙诮逃胁辉偈褂眠@個(gè)詞，但它在日常演講中被廣泛使用。注意primer的發(fā)音；當(dāng)其表示顏料、底漆時(shí)，其中的i發(fā)長音。

primate ? [?pra?me?t]

n.靈長類，靈長目動(dòng)物;大主教，首席主教，總主教

adj.靈長目動(dòng)物的;首要的

Any member of the group of animals that includes human beings, apes, and monkeys.

動(dòng)物群中的任何一員，包括人、猿和猴子。

Dr. Leakey sent three young women to work with individual primates: Jane Goodall with the chimpanzees, Dian Fossey with the gorillas, and Birute Galdakis with the orangutans.

李基博士派了三位年輕女性研究靈長類動(dòng)物個(gè)體：簡·古德研究黑猩猩，迪安·福西研究大猩猩，比魯特·加爾達(dá)基斯研究猩猩。

primordial ? [pra??m??rdi?l]

adj.原生的;原始的;基本的

(1) First created or developed. (2) Existing in or from the very beginning.

(1) 最初創(chuàng)造或發(fā)展的。(2) 從一開始就存在的。

Many astronomers think the universe is continuing to evolve from a primordial cloud of gas.

許多天文學(xué)家認(rèn)為宇宙是從原始的氣體云繼續(xù)演化而來的。

Primordial can be traced back to the Latin word primordium, or "origin," and applies to something that is only the starting point in a course of development or progression. A primordial landscape is one that bears no sign of human use, and a primordial cell is the first formed and least specialized in a line of cells. The substance out of which the earth was formed and from which all life evolved is commonly called "the primordial ooze" or "the primordial soup"-even by scientists.

原始可以追溯到拉丁語單詞primordium，或“origin” (起源)，并適用于僅是發(fā)展或進(jìn)步過程中的起點(diǎn)的事物。原始景觀是一種沒有人類使用跡象的景觀，原始細(xì)胞是一系列細(xì)胞中最早形成和最不專門化的。地球形成和所有生命進(jìn)化的物質(zhì)通常被科學(xué)家稱為“原始軟泥”或“原始湯”。

23『HOM/HOMO』

HOM/HOMO comes from homos, the Greek word for "same," which in English words may also mean "similar." A homograph is a word spelled like another word but different in meaning or pronunciation, and a homosexual is a person who favors others of the same sex. (This root has nothing to do with the Latin homo, meaning "person," as in Homo sapiens, the French homme, and the Spanish hombre.)

HOM/HOMO來源于希臘語“HOMO”，意思是“相同”，在英語單詞中也可能意味著“相似”。homograph是一個(gè)拼寫與另一個(gè)單詞相似但在意義或發(fā)音上不同的單詞，同性戀是喜歡同性的人。(這個(gè)詞根與拉丁語homo無關(guān)，拉丁語中的homo意為“人”，如Homo sapien(智人)、法語homme和西班牙語hombre。)

homonym ? [?hɑ?m?n?m]

n.同形(同音)異義詞(寫法相同，讀音可能相同，意義不同)

One of two or more words pronounced and/or spelled alike but different in meaning.

發(fā)音和/或拼寫相似但意義不同的兩個(gè)或多個(gè)單詞中的一個(gè)。

The pool of "a pool of water" and the pool of "a game of pool" are homonyms.

池子和臺(tái)球是同形異義詞。

Homonym can be troublesome because it may refer to three distinct classes of words. Homonyms may be words with identical pronunciations but different spellings and meanings, such as to, too, and two. Or they may be words with both identical pronunciations and identical spellings but different meanings, such as quail (the bird) and quail (to cringe). Finally, they may be words that are spelled alike but are different in pronunciation and meaning, such as the bow of a ship and bow that shoots arrows. The first and second types are sometimes called homophones, and the second and third types are sometimes called homographs-which makes naming the second type a bit confusing. Some language scholars prefer to limit homonym to the third type.

Homonym一詞有點(diǎn)麻煩，因?yàn)樗赡苤赶蛉N不同類型。首先可能是同音詞，發(fā)音相同但拼寫和含義不同，例如to、too和two。其次可能是同音同形異義詞，如quali，既是鵪鶉又是畏縮。還可能是拼寫相似但異音異義詞，如bow，既是船頭又是弓箭，用在不同地方時(shí)有不同的發(fā)音。第一類和第二類有時(shí)被稱為同音詞，第二類和第三類有時(shí)被稱作同形詞，這使得命名第二類有點(diǎn)混淆。一些語言學(xué)者傾向于將同音異義詞限制在第三類。

homogeneous ? [?ho?m??d?i?ni?s]

adj.同種類的;由相同(或同類型)事物(或人)組成的

(1) Of the same or a similar kind. (2) Of uniform structure or composition throughout.

(1) 相同或相似的。(2) 結(jié)構(gòu)或成分完全一致的。

Though she was raised in a small town, she found the city more interesting because its population was less homogeneous.

雖然她在一個(gè)小鎮(zhèn)長大，但她發(fā)現(xiàn)這座城市更有趣，因?yàn)樗娜丝诓荒敲赐|(zhì)。

A slab of rock is homogeneous if it consists of the same material throughout, like granite or marble. A neighborhood might be called homogeneous if all the people in it are similar, having pretty much the same background, education, and outlook.?

如果一塊巖石由相同的材料組成，比如花崗巖或大理石，那么它就是均質(zhì)的。如果一個(gè)社區(qū)里的所有人都是相似的，擁有幾乎相同的背景、教育和前景，那么這個(gè)社區(qū)可能被稱為同質(zhì)社區(qū)。

homologous ? [ho??mɑ?l?ɡ?s]

adj.(位置、結(jié)構(gòu)等)相應(yīng)的，類似的;同源的

Developing from the same or a similar part of a remote ancestor.

從遙遠(yuǎn)祖先的相同或相似部分發(fā)展而來。

Arms and wings are homologous structures that reveal the ancient relationship between birds and four-legged animals.

手臂和翅膀是同源結(jié)構(gòu)，揭示了鳥類和四足動(dòng)物之間的古老關(guān)系。

homogenize ? [ho??mɑd???na?z]

v.均勻化;(尤指不適宜地)使統(tǒng)一，使單一，使類同

(1) To treat (milk) so that the fat is mixed throughout instead of floating on top. (2) To change (something) so that its parts are the same or similar.

(1) 處理(牛奶)使脂肪在整個(gè)過程中混合而不是浮在上面。(2) 改變(某物)使其各部分相同或相似。

??By now the suburb had gotten so homogenized that he couldn’t tell the families on his street apart.

到現(xiàn)在，郊區(qū)已經(jīng)變得如此同質(zhì)化，以至于他無法區(qū)分街道上的家庭。

Homogenized milk has been around so long-about a hundred years -that many Americans have never seen milk with the cream on top, and probably think cream separation only happens in expensive yogurt. But homogenize was being used before anyone succeeded in getting milk and cream to mix.

均質(zhì)牛奶已經(jīng)存在了大約一百年，以至于許多美國人從來沒有見過上面有奶油的牛奶，而且可能認(rèn)為奶油分離只發(fā)生在昂貴的酸奶中。但在任何人成功將牛奶和奶油混合之前，均化器就已經(jīng)被使用了。

24『DIS』

DIS comes from Latin, where it means "apart." In English, its meanings have increased to include "opposite" or "not" (as in distaste, disagreeable), "deprive of" (disinfect), or "exclude or expel from" (disbar). The original meaning can still be seen in a word like dissipate, which means "to break up and scatter.”

DIS來自拉丁語，意思是“分開”。在英語中，它的意思已經(jīng)增加到包括“對(duì)立”或“不”(如厭惡distaste、不愉快disagreeable)、“剝奪”(消毒disinfect)或“排除、驅(qū)逐”(取消disbar)。原來的意思仍然可以在“dissipate”(消散)一詞中看到，意思是“分手和分散”。

dissuade ? [d??swe?d]

vt.勸阻;勸(某人)勿做(某事)

To convince (someone) not to do something.

說服(某人)不做某事。

The thought of the danger he might be facing on the journey makes her uneasy, and she's trying to dissuade him from going.

想到他在旅途中可能面臨的危險(xiǎn)，她感到不安，她試圖勸阻他不要去。

Dissuade is the opposite of persuade, though it's a less common word. The dissuading may be done by a person or by something else: A bad weather forecast may dissuade a fisherman from going out to sea that day, but a warning on a cigarette pack almost never dissuades a real smoker from having his or her next cigarette.

勸阻與勸服相反，盡管勸阻不太常見。勸阻的主語既可以是某人也可以是某物：惡劣的天氣預(yù)報(bào)可能會(huì)勸阻漁民當(dāng)天出海，但煙盒上的警告幾乎不會(huì)勸阻真正的吸煙者不要再吸下一支煙。

disorient ? [d??s?ri??nt]

v.迷失方向;使覺得迷惘

To cause to be confused or lost.

使困惑或迷失。

By now the hikers were completely disoriented, and darkness was falling fast.

到現(xiàn)在，徒步旅行者完全迷失了方向，夜幕降臨。

Orienteering is participating in a cross-country race in which each person uses a map and compass to navigate the course. Orient comes from the word meaning "to rise" (like the sun), and still today it's easy for a hiker to become disoriented when an overcast sky hides the sun.

定向越野是指參加一項(xiàng)越野比賽，每個(gè)人都使用地圖和指南針來導(dǎo)航路線。Orient一詞的意思是“升起”(像太陽一樣)，但時(shí)至今日，當(dāng)陰天遮住太陽時(shí)，徒步旅行者很容易迷失方向。

discredit ? [d?s?kred?t]

vt.使喪失信譽(yù);敗壞…的名聲;使丟臉;使不相信;使懷疑;使不可置信

n.名譽(yù)喪失;信譽(yù)喪失;丟臉

(1) To cause (someone or something) to seem dishonest or untrue. (2) To damage the reputation of (someone).

(1) 使(某人或某物)看起來不誠實(shí)或不真實(shí)。(2) 損害(某人)的名譽(yù)。

His book had been thoroughly discredited by scholars, and his reputation was badly damaged.

他的書被學(xué)者們徹底抹黑，他的聲譽(yù)受到嚴(yán)重?fù)p害。

Since one meaning of credit is "trust," discredit means basically "destroy one's trust." A scientific study may be discredited if it turns out it was secretly written up by someone paid by a drug company. An autobiography may be discredited if someone discovers that the best parts came out of a novel. A lawyer may try to discredit testimony in a trial by revealing that the witness just got out of the slammer. Many political campaigns rely on discrediting one's opponents; desperate politicians have learned that, if they can claim that someone attacking them has been completely discredited, it might work even if it isn't true.

由于credit的一個(gè)含義是“信任”，因此抹黑(discredit)基本上意味著“摧毀一個(gè)人的信任”。如果一項(xiàng)科學(xué)研究被證明是由一家制藥公司付費(fèi)的人秘密撰寫的，那么它可能會(huì)被抹黑。如果有人發(fā)現(xiàn)自傳中最好的部分出自小說，這自傳作者可能會(huì)喪失名譽(yù)。律師可能會(huì)試圖通過透露證人剛剛從監(jiān)獄中出來來詆毀庭審中的證詞。許多政治運(yùn)動(dòng)都依賴于詆毀對(duì)手；絕望的政客們已經(jīng)認(rèn)識(shí)到，如果他們能夠聲稱攻擊他們的人已經(jīng)完全被抹黑，即使這不是真的，也可能奏效。

dislodge ? [d?s?lɑ?d?]

vt.驅(qū)逐;(把某物)強(qiáng)行去除;取出;移動(dòng);(把某人)逐出

To force out of a place, especially a place of rest, hiding, or defense.

迫使離開一個(gè)地方，尤指休息、躲藏或防御的地方。

Senators are attempting to dislodge the bill from the committee, where the chairman has failed to act on it for five months.

參議員們正試圖將該法案從委員會(huì)中驅(qū)逐出去，因?yàn)槲瘑T會(huì)主席已經(jīng)五個(gè)月沒有對(duì)此采取行動(dòng)。

A lodge is usually a kind of rooming house or hotel, and the verb lodge often means staying or sleeping in such a place. Thus, dislodge means removing a person or thing from where it's been staying. So, for instance, you might use a toothpick to dislodge a seed from between your teeth, police might use tear gas to dislodge a sniper from his hiding place, and a slate tile dislodged from a roof could be dangerous to someone hanging out on the street below.

lodge通常是一種住宿的房子或酒店，動(dòng)詞lodge通常意味著在這樣的地方住宿或睡覺。因此，驅(qū)逐意味著將人或物從其停留的地方移走。例如，你可以用牙簽從牙縫里拔出一顆種子，警察可以用催淚瓦斯從狙擊手藏身的地方拔出一個(gè)狙擊手，從屋頂上拔出的一塊石板瓦可能會(huì)對(duì)下面街道上的人造成危險(xiǎn)。

25『VOR』

VOR comes from the Latin verb vorare, "to eat," and the ending -ivorous shows up in words that refer to eaters of certain kinds of food. Frugivorous (for "fruit-eating"), granivorous (for "grain-eating"), and graminivorous (for "grass-eating") aren't too rare, but you won’t run across phytosuccivorous ("plant-sap-eating") every day.

VOR來自拉丁語動(dòng)詞vorare，“to eat”，詞尾-ivours出現(xiàn)在指某些種類食物的食用者的單詞中。食果類(“吃水果”)、食糧類(“食谷物”)和食草類(“吃草”)并不罕見，但你不會(huì)每天都遇到食植物的(“吃植物汁液”)。

carnivorous ? [kɑ?r?n?v?r?s]

adj.(動(dòng)物)食肉的;(人)愛吃肉的，肉食性的

Meat-eating or flesh-eating.

吃肉。

He'd gotten tired of his vegetarian guinea pigs and decided he preferred carnivorous pets such as ferrets.

他已經(jīng)厭倦了他的素食豚鼠，決定更喜歡雪貂等食肉動(dòng)物。

herbivorous ? [??r?b?v?r?s]

adj.食草的

Plant-eating.

吃植物。

In spite of their frightening appearance, marine iguanas are peaceable herbivorous animals that feed mostly on seaweed.

盡管外表嚇人，但海洋鬣蜥是一種和平的食草動(dòng)物，主要以海藻為食。

insectivorous ? [?ns?k?t?v?r?s]

adj.食蟲動(dòng)物的

Feeding on insects.

以昆蟲為食。

Their rather odd 12-year-old son kept insectivorous plants in his bedroom and fed them live flies.

他們12歲的兒子非常古怪，在臥室里養(yǎng)著食蟲植物，喂它們活蒼蠅。

voracious ? [v??re???s]

adj.貪婪的;貪吃的;狼吞虎咽的;飯量大的;(對(duì)信息、知識(shí))渴求的;求知欲強(qiáng)的

Having a huge appetite.

胃口大的。

One of the hardest parts of dieting is watching skinny people with voracious appetites consume large amounts of food without gaining weight.

節(jié)食最困難的部分之一是看著那些胃口大開的瘦子們?cè)诓辉黾芋w重的情況下大量進(jìn)食。

Voracious can be applied to people, animals, and even things, and doesn't always refer to consuming food. Thus, teenagers are voracious eaters; you may become a voracious reader on vacation; and Americans have long been voracious consumers. The most voracious bats may eat three-quarters of their weight in insects in a single night. Some countries have a voracious appetite for oil. Voracious corporations keep "swallowing" other companies through mergers.

貪婪可以應(yīng)用于人、動(dòng)物甚至事物，并不總是指食用食物。因此，青少年是貪婪的食者；度假時(shí)你可能會(huì)成為一個(gè)貪婪的讀者；美國人長期以來都是貪婪的消費(fèi)者。最貪婪的蝙蝠可能在一個(gè)晚上吃掉四分之三體重的昆蟲。一些國家對(duì)石油有著巨大的胃口。貪婪的公司通過合并不斷“吞噬”其他公司。