1. 贪婪的；贪得无厌的；自私的
If you describe a person or their behaviour as rapacious, you disapprove of their greedy or selfish behaviour.
1. devouring or craving food in great quantities
e.g. edacious vultures
a rapacious appetite
ravenous as wolves
voracious sharks
Synonym: edaciousesurientraveningravenousvoraciouswolfish
2. excessively greedy and grasping
e.g. a rapacious divorcee on the prowl
ravening creditors
paying taxes to voracious governments
3. living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey
e.g. a predatory bird
the rapacious wolf
raptorial birds
ravening wolves
a vulturine taste for offal