sharp-set

英 ['ʃɑːpˌset] 美 ['ʃɑːpˌset]

• adj. 饥饿的；渴望的；使边缘锋利的

英英释义

Adjective:

1. extremely hungry;

   "they were tired and famished for food and sleep"
   "a ravenous boy"
   "the family was starved and ragged"
   "fell into the esurient embrance of a predatory enemy"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. It was that topmost apple on which he had set his mind.
   他心目中所渴望的却正是这只位置最高的苹果。

近反义词

【近义词】

• starved 饥饿的
• ravenous 贪婪的
• famished 极饥饿的
• esurient 贪婪的