1. The esurient child reached for more food at the table.
那个饥渴的孩子在餐桌上伸手要更多食物。

2. His esurient desire for success drove him to work harder.
他对成功的强烈渴望促使他更加努力工作。

3. The novel describes an esurient society obsessed with wealth.
小说描写了一个贪求财富的社会。

A: Why does he keep working so late every day?
A：他为什么每天工作到这么晚？

B: He has an esurient ambition for success.
B：他对成功有着强烈的渴望。

1) 对食物或资源的强烈渴望

2) 贪婪、欲望强烈的状态

3) 文学中表示极度饥饿或欲求

1. 极度饥饿的；贪求的

e.g. The esurient traveler finally found food after days of walking.
那位极度饥饿的旅行者在行走数日后终于找到了食物。

2. 对某物有强烈欲望的

e.g. She had an esurient desire for knowledge.
她对知识有强烈的渴望。

adjective

1. Having or showing a very strong desire for food or wealth; voracious or greedy in a literary sense.

Synonym: voracious, greedy, ravenous