CEFR C1
voracious
Translation
貪欲な / 食欲旺盛な / むさぼるような
Meaning
Voracious means extremely hungry, or very eager to consume a lot of something such as books, information, attention, or resources. It is often figurative. Do not confuse it with veracious, which means truthful or accurate.
Examples
- 彼女は子どものころから、むさぼるように本を読む人でした。
She has been a voracious reader since childhood. - その産業は大量の電力を必要とします。
The industry has a voracious demand for electricity.