avid
adjective /ˈævɪd/
/ˈævɪd/
- [usually before noun] very enthusiastic about something (often a hobby)
热衷的；酷爱的 - an avid reader/collector
酷爱阅读／收藏的人 - She has taken an avid interest in the project (= she is extremely interested in it).
她对这个项目入了迷。
- an avid reader/collector
- avid for something wanting to get something very much
渴望的；渴求的 - He was avid for more information.
他渴望知道更多信息。
- He was avid for more information.
词源mid 18th cent.: from French avide or Latin avidus, from avere ‘crave’.