insatiable 英 [ɪnˈseɪʃəbl] 　 美 [ɪnˈseʃəbəl, -ʃiə-]

insatiable

insatiable　 英 [ɪnˈseɪʃəbl] 美 [ɪnˈseʃəbəl, -ʃiə-]

adj. 贪得无厌的；不知足的　

The cartoon, no doubt, aims at alarming humans of the heavy load we have exerted on Earth by our insatiable production and usage of automobiles.　毫无疑问，这幅漫画意在向人们敲响警钟，即人类永不知足的生产和使用汽车给我们的地球带来了巨大的负担。
The locals seem to be cursed with an insatiable yen for the unknown and they bend to it willingly, fleeing for weeks, months even, into that vast spot in the middle called the outback.　本地人似乎对未知的一切上瘾，甚至贪得无厌到可恶的地步，而且他们非常的乐意，甚至经常连续几星期，几个月，进入到中间那块巨大的地方被称为内地。

  • If someone can't be satisfied, she is insatiable. After being lost in the woods eating only berries for a few days, you'll find your hunger is insatiable once you finally get to the table.
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  • adj. 贪得无厌的；不知足的

  • 1. The cartoon, no doubt, aims at alarming humans of the heavy load we have exerted on Earth by our insatiable production and usage of automobiles.

    毫无疑问，这幅漫画意在向人们敲响警钟，即人类永不知足的生产和使用汽车给我们的地球带来了巨大的负担。

  • 2. The locals seem to be cursed with an insatiable yen for the unknown and they bend to it willingly, fleeing for weeks, months even, into that vast spot in the middle called the outback.

    本地人似乎对未知的一切上瘾，甚至贪得无厌到可恶的地步，而且他们非常的乐意，甚至经常连续几星期，几个月，进入到中间那块巨大的地方被称为内地。

  • 3. Ladies, accept it, men have an almost insatiable appetite for sex.

    女士们，请接受这一点，男人对性是贪得无厌的。

  • insatiable (adj.) early 15c., insaciable, from Old French insaciable "ravenous" (15c., Modern French insatiable), or directly from Latin insatiabilis "not to be satisfied," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + satiabilis, from satiare (see satiate). Related: Insatiably; insatiableness.
in·sati·able / ɪnˈseɪʃəbl ; NAmE ɪnˈseɪʃəbl / adjective always wanting more of sth; not able to be satisfied 不知足的；无法满足的 ◆ an insatiable appetite/curiosity/thirst 永不满足的食欲╱好奇心╱渴望 ◆ There seems to be an insatiable demandfor more powerful computers. 人们对计算机性能的要求似乎永无止境。 ▶ in·sati·ably / ɪnˈseɪʃəbli ; NAmE ɪnˈseɪʃəbli / adverb in·sati·able / ɪnˈseɪʃəbl ; NAmE ɪnˈseɪʃəbl / in·sati·ably / ɪnˈseɪʃəbli ; NAmE ɪnˈseɪʃəbli /
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