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词汇 ravening
释义 ravening
adjective
uk /ˈræv.ən.ɪŋ/ us /ˈræv.ən.ɪŋ/
literary
(especially of wild animals) violently hunting for food: (尤指野兽)饿急了的,残暴掠食的
ravening wolves凶残掠食的饿狼
A ravening group of people try to get what they want in a forceful way: 贪婪无情的;不择手段的;巧取豪夺的
She said that she was tired of being pursued by ravening journalists.她说被饿狼般的记者紧追不放,她厌烦透了。
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Examples of ravening


ravening
The other is to have growth without ravening inflation.
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But the ravening political wolves were in no way satisfied.
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This morning we have heard of countless examples of the press acting like a pack of ravening hounds, setting itself on almost defenceless individuals and tearing them to pieces.
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The blasters are those beams of ravening destruction which take care of meteorites in a spaceship's course when the deflectors can not handle them.
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They operate in packs, very much like ravening wolves.
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