insatiable
贪得无厌
常用释义
英音[ ɪnˈseɪʃəb(ə)l ]
美音[ ɪnˈseɪʃəb(ə)l ]
基本释义
- adj. 无法满足的，贪得无厌的
考试频率
考研
考频：近六年出现1次
- adj. 贪得无厌的
例句
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1·Since technology has such an insatiable appetite for eating up human jobs, this phenomenon will continue to restructure our economy in ways we cannot immediately foresee.由于技术在吞噬人类工作方面非常“贪得无厌”，所以这一现象将会继续以短时间难以预料的方式重构我们的经济。
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2·The public have an insatiable appetite for scandal.公众对丑事总是喜闻乐道。来源: 《牛津词典》
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3·There seems to be an insatiable demand for more powerful computers.人们对于加强计算机功能的要求似乎永无止境。来源: 《牛津词典》
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4·A section of the reading public has an insatiable appetite for dirty stories about the famous.阅读大众中有一部分人对名人的风流韵事的欲望总是无法满足。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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5·Sin, like the cuckoo bird, has an insatiable appetite, and it tries to take over our lives.罪恶，就像布谷鸟一样，有着贪得无厌的欲望，它试图控制我们的生活。
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6·Our attitude towards ourselves should be "to be insatiable in learning" and towards others "to be tireless in teaching".对自己，“学而不厌”，对人家，“诲人不倦”，我们应取这种态度。来源: 《新英汉大辞典》
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7·Power, like vanity, is insatiable.权力，正如虚荣，是永难满足的。
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8·She has an insatiable curiosity about life.她对生命有一种永不满足的好奇心。
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9·No disaster is greater than insatiable desires.没有比不知足更大的灾祸。
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10·The cuckoo has taken over, and its appetite is insatiable!当然是鸠占鹊巢的布谷鸟，并且它的胃口简直是大得没边！
同义词
adj.
贪得无厌的；不知足的
同根词
词根：
insatiate
insatiate
adj
不知足的
insatiably
adv
贪得无厌地；无法满足地