英:[ˈævɪd]
美:[ˈævɪd]
英:[ˈævɪd]
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av·id
ae vihd
avidly (adv.), avidity (n.)
词根:avid
adv.avidly 贪心地;热心地
n.avidity 热望,贪欲;活动性
avidness 渴望;热心
Adjective
1. (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous;
"avid for adventure"
"an avid ambition to succeed"
"fierce devouring affection"
"the esurient eyes of an avid curiosity"
"greedy for fame"
2. marked by active interest and enthusiasm;
"an avid sports fan"
"a great walker"
"an eager beaver"
"渴望的; 贪婪的",1769年,源自15世纪的法语 avide,源自拉丁语 avidus "渴望的,渴求的,贪婪的",源自 avere "热切地渴望"(参见 avarice)。同时也部分源自 avidity 的反构词。相关词汇: Avidly。
French or Latin; French avide, from Latin avidus, from avēre to desire, crave; akin to Welsh ewyllys desire, Old Irish con-oí he protects
The first known use of avid was in 1769
avoidverb
to keep away from
they have been avoiding me
to keep from happening
avoid an accident
to keep from doing or being
avoid getting too tired
avocetnoun
any of several rather large long-legged shorebirds with webbed feet and a slender bill that curves upward
avocationnoun
customary employment : vocation
an activity one engages in regularly for enjoyment rather than as a job : hobby
avocadonoun
the usually green pear-shaped edible fruit of a tropical American tree that has a rich oily fleshalso: the tree that bears this fruit
avocadonoun
the usually green pear-shaped edible fruit of a tropical American tree that has a rich oily fleshalso: the tree that bears this fruit
avidadjective
having so much desire for something as to be greedy
avid for attention
very eager : enthusiastic
an avid football fan
avidadjective
having so much desire for something as to be greedy
avid for attention
very eager : enthusiastic
an avid football fan
1 An avid reader of News Inside, Sital said the paper humanizes the perspective of offenders like him.
2 "I didn't back the project to get the part," says Dengler, a "Veronica Mars" fan and avid Kickstarter supporter, speaking by phone from Toronto.
3 Bored at school, but always an avid reader, she discovered hip-hop through a part-time job in a music shop, and began to rap.
4 The proliferation of cable channels meant that highly complex shows that earned critical acclaim and small but avid followings could survive and thrive.
5 She was also the founding president of the Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage, Calif. In 2008, the Ladies Professional Golf Association honored her, an avid golfer, for contributions to women’s golf.
6 She came to the work by first being an avid caller to Softlines herself.
7 Lidia is not an avid fan of chocolate desserts, but I won her over with this take on flan.
8 An avid reader, Vicki Long considers it cruel to let a book stand on a shelf gathering dust.
9 An avid traveller myself, here is another German 'travel word' to add to your list + tidbit of its history: Wanderlust = Joy of hiking.
10 The five of us were all avid backpackers with considerable experience in trail-less country, and we set off confidently into the canyon under crisp blue skies.
11 I turned 50 this year and yet, I feel indomitable, somehow: so full of energy, so avid for life, so keenly interested in everyone and everything.
12 But perhaps he is just mirroring the avid attention of his crowd.
13 Still, Barnett’s pluck will appeal to avid memoir readers, who will cheer her hard-won recovery, especially the steadfastness of her best friend, Josh.
14 Gardeners eagerly await the show each year, and there is lots for anyone to see and do at the show, whether you’re an avid gardener, new to gardening or simply a fan of Mother Nature.
15 An avid biker, Amanda thought the nighttime jaunt would be a great opportunity to meet like-minded people.
16 An avid Modern art collector, among the most ardent in L.A., he was treasurer of LACMA's board of trustees and chairman of its building committee, which got the new museum constructed.
17 Last year, the Crans-sur-Sierre Golf Club opened the first year-round high-altitude European golf training center so avid duffers can practice their swing despite the snow.
18 Paradoxically, they’re the opposite off set: Smith is an avid user of Instagram, with more than 38 million followers, and geeks out over advancements like the “three-camera thing” on his recently purchased iPhone 11.
19 Tom Hanks, an avid collector who owns around 250 machines and types almost daily, declares that he hates emailed thank-you notes and simply deletes them.
20 While enrolled at Manual Arts High School in Los Angeles, he became an avid surfer and gymnast.
1 热望
hot keen greedy thirsty longing yearning solicitous emulous anxiety rage hunger aspiration itch craving thirst yen aspire long pant sigh after aspire to
4 渴求
eager thirsty voracious hungry hunger thirst yearn hanker hunger after be gagging for do be gagging for to do hunger for thirst for
5 热衷
avidly keen enthusiastic bug mania keenness crazy enthuse great serious evangelical born-again love
6 劲头十足
7 酷爱
9 贪求
10 渴望
intent eager greedy longing desirous wistful agog desire anxiety fancy aspiration itch thirst yearning long crave yearn slaver be dying for to do hungry anxious thirsty wishful aspirant eagerly keenly longingly hunger craving eagerness hankering burn pant pine sigh aspire yen hanker wild sick intense earnest raring athirst wish urge ardor avidity for die ache dying for yearn for have a rage for set mind on be mad after spell for ravenous solicitous lickerish want enthusiasm ambition hurry lust Sehnsucht appetence desiderate relish starve weary fall over oneself be spoiling for on edge keen expectant expectancy keenness will covet long to do be gasping for long for ache for hanker after hanker for hunger after thirst after aspire to hunger for thirst for desperate longed-for gasp lick your lips smack your lips pant after pant for have your heart set on set your heart on be dying for do pine for interested bursting prayer pray dying impatient passional emulous sharp-set hungrily rage impatience solicitude prurience thirstiness hungriness pruriency water dream hone groan languish passionary keen-set ambitious itchy covetous prurient list itching gape Eros appetency desiderium fain adore gape after set heart on gasp for
11 贪婪地
12 贪婪
greedy piggy grasping lustful rapacious piggish greed avarice avidity cupidity rapacity sordid miserly covetous lupine avaricious esurient grabby hungry gutsy ravenous acquisitive lickerish itching palm accipitral voracious gluttonous wolfish swinish concupiscent hoggish gripple accipitrine devouringly esurience esuriency gulosity voracity Jewish itchy cormorant prehensile open-mouthed openmouthed vulturous wolvish hogly itching sordor hoggery hog
14 贪求的
15 渴望的
hot hungry ready thirsty sick keen eager anxious longing wishful desirous wistful solicitous raring athirst intent greedy yearning aspirant agog wild intense earnest ravenous lickerish on edge expectant longed-for interested bursting passional emulous sharp-set passionary keen-set craving itchy covetous prurient itching fain
17 热心
strong forward warm loud intent keen enthusiastic glowing earnest strenuous ardent fervent zealous rapt studious bended can-do fervidity fire passion electricity rage enthusiasm warmth devotion zest zeal ardour solicitude unction heartiness fervency forwardness ardency good-will young-eyed religious eager devoted zestful warmhearted lust fervor acharnement fain
19 贪婪的
greedy piggy grasping lustful rapacious piggish sordid miserly covetous lupine avaricious esurient grabby hungry gutsy ravenous acquisitive lickerish accipitral voracious gluttonous wolfish swinish concupiscent hoggish gripple accipitrine