If you are ravenous, you are extremely hungry — hungry enough to eat a lot, and quickly. It is a common, slightly colourful word; people say it after a long walk or a skipped meal, even when they are not truly starving.

If you are ravenous如果你ravenous you are extremely hungry就是非常餓 — hungry enough to eat a lot, and quickly餓到可以吃很多、而且吃很快。It is a common, slightly colourful word這是一個常見、又帶點生動色彩的字 people say it after a long walk or a skipped meal大家在走了很久的路或漏吃一餐之後會這樣說 even when they are not truly starving即使其實沒有真的餓到快昏倒。

You can also be ravenous for something that is not food: ravenous for news, ravenous for attention. That stretch is ordinary now.

You can also be ravenous for something that is not food你也可以對不是食物的東西感到ravenous ravenous for news, ravenous for attention像是渴望新聞、渴望被關注。That stretch is ordinary now這種延伸用法現在很常見。

Though actually, it does not come from the bird raven. It comes from an older idea of hunting and seizing prey; the bird story is one people repeat because nestling ravens do gulp food, and it sounds as if it should be true.

Though actually不過其實 it does not come from the bird raven這個字並不是從渡鴉這種鳥來的。It comes from an older idea of hunting and seizing prey它是從一個比較古老、關於獵食和抓取獵物的概念來的 the bird story is one people repeat鳥的說法之所以流傳 because nestling ravens do gulp food是因為幼小的渡鴉真的會大口吞食 and it sounds as if it should be true聽起來就好像理當如此。

The sister word ravening (hungry and dangerous, of animals) is the literary cousin; ravenous is the one you can use at the table.

The sister word ravening它的姊妹字ravening (hungry and dangerous, of animals)（用在動物身上，指又餓又危險） is the literary cousin是比較文學性的表親 ravenous is the one you can use at the table而ravenous才是你在餐桌上可以用的那個字。