Avidity

(n.) Greediness; strong appetite; eagerness; intenseness of desire; as, to eat with avidity.

校对:杜鲁门

• The avidity, the _alieni appetens_[10] is the same; it is the fear of the gallows that makes the difference. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
• A little more, St. John--look at the avidity in her eyes. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• It was a revenue, too, of a nature to excite in human avidity the most extravagant expectation of still greater riches. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• My friend rubbed his thin hands together with an appearance of avidity which was a surprise to me, who knew his frugal tastes. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• She poured out a cup, and drank it with a frightful avidity, which seemed desirous of draining the last drop in the goblet. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• I wish he could have witnessed the horrible avidity with which Oliver tore the bits asunder with all the ferocity of famine. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• My active mind, when once it seized upon this new idea, fastened on it with extreme avidity. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• The great profits of the Venetians tempted the avidity of the Portuguese. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• The servant obeyed; few words were spoken on either side; but those were caught at with avidity by the intended victim. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• The avidity, however, which suggested this notable piece of mercantile ingenuity, most probably disappointed itself of its object. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• They were read with avidity, and soon translated into different languages. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
• It was accepted with avidity and with thanks. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• Close beside him stood Charlotte, opening oysters from a barrel: which Mr. Claypole condescended to swallow, with remarkable avidity. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• I did not take hold of my studies with avidity, in fact I rarely ever read over a lesson the second time during my entire cadetship. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• Their avidity, however, upon this, as well as upon many other occasions, disappointed itself of its object. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.

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