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词汇 lean-and-hungry
释义

lean and hungry


idiom
showing a very strong and determined wish to get something: 野心勃勃,志在必得
He's got that lean and hungry look.他一副志在必得的样子。
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Wanting things

Examples of lean and hungry


lean and hungry
Twelve of them stood out, leanandhungry-looking men, and this personage walked across and spoke to them.
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He looks remarkably healthy and fit, if somewhat leanandhungry.
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Does he also agree that the so-called leanandhungry super-tier authority suggested by some people would soon become a fat and useless body?
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By all means have a powerful, leanandhungry bunch of people, who can act as health auditors.
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I am absolutely delighted that they are to receive new encouragement and new help because although they are healthy children they are still pretty leanandhungry children.
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They call that leanandhungry.
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