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