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 insatiable [ɪn'seʃɪəbl.]   添加此单词到默认生词本
a. 不知足的, 贪求无厌的

[医] 不能满足的, 不饱的




    insatiable
    [ adj ]
    impossible to satisfy
    <adj.all>
    an insatiate appetitean insatiable demand for old buildings to restore
    his passion for work was unsatiable


    Insatiable \In*sa"tia*ble\, a. [F. insatiable, L. ionsatiabilis.
    See {In-} not, and {Satiable}.]
    Not satiable; incapable of being satisfied or appeased; very
    greedy; as, an insatiable appetite, thirst, or desire.

    ``Insatiable of glory.'' --Milton.

    1. East Germans demonstrated an insatiable demand for consumer goods, especially for home improvement items.
    2. They said Paul's "insatiable vanity and greed" were a major factor in the failure of CenTrust, which will cost taxpayers an estimated $1.7 billion.
    3. Mr. Forbes dispels the myths that Mama Cass Elliot choked to death on a ham sandwich, and that the sexually insatiable Catherine the Great died when a truss broke and the horse trampled her.
    4. The world's top two brewers, in an insatiable quest for customers, are leading the charge.
    5. A greedy grouper whose seemingly insatiable appetite for his expensive tankmates made him famous celebrated Independence Day by swimming free in his new home _ the ocean.
    6. Goodrum said Congress no longer produces thundering, long-winded orators of the likes of Daniel Webster, Henry Clay or John C. Calhoun, and that television's insatiable hunger for 20-second "sound bites" is largely to blame.
    7. The artistic inclination makes a camera operator vulnerable to politicians who cater to the insatiable demand for the prize shot.
    8. If it had been anyone else, they would have exposed it immediately." At the same time he was muffling bad publicity, Saddam Hussein's quest for favorable media attention was insatiable, say many of those who have reported on him for years.
    9. "This insatiable thirst by the fans for what someone is really like is OK," Angell said, "but I think they sort of miss the point for why they're there in the first place." Angell has been writing about baseball since 1962.
    10. "The entertainment stars are the royalty of America and the public has an insatiable desire to know more about them," Mr. Speer said.
    11. Our insatiable quest for benefits purchased with taxes has led us to dispose of these immunities, and with them our freedom.
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