sharp-set — Từ điển tiếng Anh

Tính từ

1. Eager in appetite or desire of gratification; ravenous.

   Cách dùng

   • lỗi thời
   • idiomatic

   Ví dụ

   an eagle or a lion sharp-set

   December 7, 1711, Henry Cromwell, letter to Alexander Pope The town is sharp-set on new plays.

   Thêm ví dụ (1)

   "Are ye sharp-set?" he asked, glancing at about the level of my knee. "Ye can eat that drop parritch."

Tính từ

1. extremely hungry

   Từ đồng nghĩa

   famishedravenousstarvedesurient

   Ví dụ

   they were tired and famished for food and sleep

   a ravenous boy

   Thêm ví dụ (2)

   the family was starved and ragged

   fell into the esurient embrace of a predatory enemy