1. 掠夺：raven 大乌鸦 | ravening 掠夺 | ravenous 贪婪的
2. 猎食.狼吞虎咽的：ravenelin 麦叶条纹病菌素 | ravening 猎食.狼吞虎咽的 | ravenous 饿极的
adj
1. devouring or craving food in great quantities
e.g. edacious vultures
a rapacious appetite
ravenous as wolves
voracious sharks
Synonym: edaciousesurientrapaciousravenousvoraciouswolfish
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