Dictionary entry

Well-paid

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Myanmar Meaning

လခကောင်းသော (အလုပ်)။ လခကောင်းကောင်းပေးသော။

Definition

voracious /vǝ'reÇʃǝs/ adj ၁။ အစားႀကီးေသာ။ a voracious eater ❍ have a voracious appetite. ၂။ ေလာဘတႀကီးရိွေသာ။ ျပင္းျပေသာ။ a voracious reader ❍ have a voracious interest in new ideas. ❏ voraciously adv မ်ားမ်ားစားစား။ ေလာဘတႀကီး။ read/eat voraciously. voracity /vǝ'ræsǝti/ n [U]

Examples

  1. ‘Now steroids are used all the time in medicine
  2. and they are very useful
  3. but they give you the most voracious appetite.’
  4. ‘So voracious is China's appetite for turtle that it has all but eradicated its own turtle population before turning to the export market.’
  5. ‘I was a little disturbed that he had a voracious appetite for potato chips and would leave the empty wrappers all over the floor.’
  6. ‘Harnessing the voracious appetites of microorganisms could potentially provide an economical route to remediate contaminated soils.’
  7. ‘Rearing enough host insects to satisfy the predators' voracious appetites
  8. after all
  9. doesn't come cheap.’
  10. ‘There will never be another Pavarotti
  11. he believes
  12. never again that combination of angelic face
  13. voracious appetite and a voice to die for.’
  14. ‘Working day and night
  15. I had a voracious appetite
  16. perhaps a psychological reaction to the pressure.’
  17. ‘The titbits his own hunting skill provided were insignificant when set against his voracious appetite
  18. and it was the duty of his parents to make up the difference.’
  19. ‘Hedgehogs have a voracious appetite for the birds' eggs.’
  20. ‘Because of their voracious appetites
  21. bats function as extremely effective and pesticide-free pest control.’
  22. ‘With their voracious appetite for stored cereals and nuts
  23. the red flour beetle and its kin cause millions of dollars of damage annually.’
  24. ‘The method helps the cuckoo chick secure the food supply it needs to satisfy its voracious appetite.’
  25. ‘Moles have a voracious appetite and can eat 70-100 percent of their weight daily.’
  26. ‘As a three-year-old with a voracious appetite
  27. he can easily down 15 mint brownies in one sitting.’
  28. ‘The combination of brisk weather and glacier hikes can stir a voracious appetite
  29. and Argentina is a country of culinary delights.’
  30. ‘One more tragedy caused by the voracious appetites of men determined to consume all the diminishing resources of fish left in the seas.’
  31. ‘His voracious appetite forces my wife to get up at all times of the night to feed him.’
  32. ‘Apart from their voracious appetite for native species
  33. another worry is that they will burrow into riverbanks
  34. adding to the problem of erosion.’
  35. ‘As predicted
  36. we got enough judo on Japanese television to sate all but the most voracious appetites.’
  37. ‘Clearly
  38. the choreographer's wit and voracious appetite for movement continue to serve her well.’