(of a person or an animal 人或动物 extremely hungry 极其饥饿的 What's for lunch? I'm absolutely ravenous. 午饭吃什么？我饿死了。 Go back in your imagination to the days when huge, ravenous beasts ruled the planet. 想象你回到了过去那个由凶残的巨兽统治地球的时代。
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(of hunger 饥饿 very great 严重的；十分的 He has a ravenous appetite. 他食欲好极了。
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French ravineus, from raviner ‘to ravage’, based on Latin rapina ‘pillage’.