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    voracious

    US /vɔˈreʃəs, və-/

    ・

    UK /vəˈreɪʃəs/

    A1
    adj.AdjectiveDesiring a lot of knowledge or information
    My son is so voracious that he reads every book he buys from cover to cover
    adj.Adjective(Of appetite) great; wanting to eat a large amount
    He is a voracious eater and, at a restaurant, he will order enough food to feed two or three people and eat it all himself

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    What Happens To Your Body at the Bottom Of The Ocean

    04:09What Happens To Your Body at the Bottom Of The Ocean
    • These tiny crustaceans have voracious appetites, and like a horde of starving piranhas, will quickly set upon your corpse.

      These tiny crustaceans have voracious appetites, and like a horde of starving piranhas, will quickly set upon your corpse.

    B2

    5 Books Warren Buffett Thinks All Entrepreneurs Should Read | Inc.

    02:435 Books Warren Buffett Thinks All Entrepreneurs Should Read | Inc.
    • Warren Buffett has a reputation for being a voracious reader.

      Warren Buffett has a reputation for being a voracious reader.

    • Warren Buffett has a reputation for being a voracious reader.

      Warren Buffett has a reputation for being a voracious reader.

    B1

    Panorama - Ivory Wars: Out of Africa (12 Apr 2012) [BBC]

    59:10Panorama - Ivory Wars: Out of Africa  (12 Apr 2012) [BBC]
    • 'I wanted to investigate China's voracious appetite for ivory,

      'I wanted to investigate China's voracious appetite for ivory,

    • I wanted to investigate China's voracious appetite for ivory, its fascination with shaping, carving, and trading it.

      I wanted to investigate China's voracious appetite for ivory, its fascination with shaping, carving, and trading it.

    B1

    Can cows prevent wildfires? ⏲️ 6 Minute English

    06:15Can cows prevent wildfires? ⏲️ 6 Minute English
    • Along with the cows' voracious appetite, they trample in the vegetation and it's that trampling that helps to open up the forest so it's not so densely packed full of flammable vegetation.

      Along with the cows' voracious appetite, they trample in the vegetation and it's that trampling that helps to open up the forest so it's not so densely packed full of flammable vegetation.

    • Craig says the cows are voracious or very eager for lots of food.

      Craig says the cows are voracious or very eager for lots of food.

    B2

    It's the Matrix, but for locusts.

    07:05It's the Matrix, but for locusts.
    • But then we also want to understand how these voracious insects eat their way through crops and also how they avoid predators when doing so.

      But then we also want to understand how these voracious insects eat their way through crops and also how they avoid predators when doing so.

    • But then we also want to understand how these voracious insects eat their way through crops and also how they avoid predators when doing so.

      But then we also want to understand how these voracious insects eat their way through crops and also how they avoid predators when doing so.

    B1

    The IT Crowd - The Final Countdown | Full Episode | Series 4 Episode 2

    23:49The IT Crowd - The Final Countdown | Full Episode | Series 4 Episode 2
    • Countdown groupies are the most sexually voracious of all groupies.

      Countdown groupies are the most sexually voracious of all groupies.

    • Countdown groupies are the most sexually voracious of all groupies.

      Countdown groupies are the most sexually voracious of all groupies.

    B1

    California Sea Otters: Life on the Edge - Full Episode

    26:43California Sea Otters: Life on the Edge - Full Episode
    • But they are voracious animals.

      But they are voracious animals.

    • But they are voracious animals.

      But they are voracious animals.

    B2

    魚の研究者だけど「海洋生物」について質問ある? | Tech Support | WIRED Japan

    17:49魚の研究者だけど「海洋生物」について質問ある? | Tech Support | WIRED Japan
    • They are voracious predators.

      They are voracious predators.

    • They are voracious predators.

      They are voracious predators.

    B2

    Morrocoy Turtle Journey. Paradise in Hell | Full Documentary - Plantet Doc Full Documentaries

    50:44Morrocoy Turtle Journey. Paradise in Hell | Full Documentary - Plantet Doc Full Documentaries
    • The caimans' normal diet is fish, so they take advantage of any occasion to eat a capybara, or at least the skin left behind by the voracious scavengers.

      The caimans' normal diet is fish, so they take advantage of any occasion to eat a capybara, or at least the skin left behind by the voracious scavengers.

    • Feeding these voracious young is a never-ending job, which both parents share.

      Feeding these voracious young is a never-ending job, which both parents share.

    B2

    California Sea Otters: Life on the Edge | Changing Seas

    26:43California Sea Otters: Life on the Edge | Changing Seas
    • But they are voracious animals.

      But they are voracious animals.

    • But they are voracious animals.

      But they are voracious animals.

    B2