avid
英 ['ævɪd]
美
- adj. 渴望的，贪婪的；热心的
- n. (Avid)人名；(俄)阿维德
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avid 渴求的来自拉丁词avere, 渴求，词源同avarice.
- avid (adj.)
- 1769, from French avide (15c.), from Latin avidus "longing eagerly, desirous, greedy," from avere "to desire eagerly." Also in part a back-formation from avidity. Related: Avidly.
- 1. Thanks to that job I became an avid reader.
- 多亏了那份工作我才成了一个喜欢阅读的人。
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- 2. He misses not having enough books because he's an avid reader.
- 他是个酷爱阅读的人，总觉得书不够读。
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- 3. Avid Bob Dylan fans treasure bootlegged recordings.
- 鲍勃·迪伦的疯狂歌迷们对他的盗版唱片视若珍宝。
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- 4. She is an avid outdoors woman.
- 她酷爱户外运动。
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- 5. He was intensely eager, indeed avid, for wealth.
- 他嗜财如命。
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