"voracious," 1520s, present participle adjective from an extinct verb raven "to prey, to plunder, devour greedily" (late 14c., implied in ravener), from Old French raviner (see ravenous). It is not etymologically related to raven (n.).
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. He says the media are ravening wolves.
他說(shuō)媒體就如同餓狼一般。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
2. If he could get a fare nothing else mattered - he was like a ravening beast.