avid

adj.

1. 热衷的；酷爱的
   very enthusiastic about sth (often a hobby)
   1. an avid reader/collector
      酷爱阅读 / 收藏的人
   2. She has taken an avid interest in the project (= she is extremely interested in it) .
      她对这个项目入了迷。
2. 渴望的；渴求的
   wanting to get sth very much
   1. He was avid for more information.
      他渴望知道更多信息。

1. ADJ-GRADED 热衷的;着迷的;酷爱的
   You use avid to describe someone who is very enthusiastic about something that they do.
   1. He misses not having enough books because he's an avid reader.
      他是个酷爱阅读的人，总觉得书不够读。
   2. ...an avid collector of art and history.
      一个热衷收集艺术品和历史文物的收藏家
2. ADJ-GRADED 渴望的；急切的
   If you say that someone is avid for something, you mean that they are very eager to get it.
   1. He was intensely eager, indeed avid, for wealth.
      他嗜财如命。

1. He misses not having enough books because he's an avid reader.
   他是个酷爱阅读的人，总觉得书不够读。
2. He was intensely eager, indeed avid, for wealth.
   他嗜财如命。
3. Avid Bob Dylan fans treasure bootlegged recordings.
   鲍勃·迪伦的疯狂歌迷们对他的盗版唱片视若珍宝。
4. Although his formal education stopped after primary school, he was an avid reader
   尽管小学毕业后就再没有受过正规的教育，他却十分爱读书。
5. Thanks to that job I became an avid reader
   多亏了那份工作我才成了一个喜欢阅读的人。
6. She is an avid outdoors woman
   她酷爱户外运动。
7. They are listening to the lecture with avid attention.
   他们聚精会神地听讲演。
8. You are an avid learner and thinker.
   你是一个贪婪的学习者和思考者。
9. She was avid for information about the murder inquiry.
   她渴望得到关于那起谋杀案调查的消息。
10. She took an avid interest in the project.
    她热衷于这个项目。
11. Because I'm an avid tester, I naturally want to run some coverage tests.
    因为我是一个狂热的测试人员，我自然希望运行一些覆盖测试。
12. For example, I'm an avid user of WordPress for my blog Web site.
    比如，我热衷于为我的博客网站使用WordPress。
13. Although I don't collect photos or postcards, I am an avid stamp collector.
    尽管我不收集照片或明信片，我却是个热心的邮票收集者。
14. When you immersed in the idea of a time, avid.
    当你沉浸在某一念头中的时候，会废寝忘食。
15. TV offers avid viewers the chance to watch all day long.
    电视为热心的观众提供整天观看的机会。
16. I'm no longer an avid fan.
    我不再是一个热切的崇拜者。
17. Avid: I thought about that. I wanted you to help me find a replacement.
    我想过这事了，我想你帮忙找个人替代你。
18. He was not even an avid reader of books.
    他甚至不是一个喜欢读书的人。
19. An avid cyclist and skier, he is married with two children.
    他酷爱骑脚踏车和滑雪，已婚，有两个孩子。
20. If you're an avid camper or hiker, you should practice building a shelter on your next excursion.
    如果你是一个求知若渴的露营者或者是徒步旅行者，你应该在你的下次远足中锻炼一下建造一个容身之处。
21. She has taken an avid interest in the project.
    她对这个项目入了迷。
22. Apropos to her career in Scrum, Druckman has become an avid rugby fan in the last year.
    说到她在Scrum中的职业生涯，去年Druckman已经成为狂热的橄榄球迷了。
23. He is an avid and serious student of history.
    他是一个狂热的和严重的学生的历史。
24. He is an avid swimmer and played on Ghana's national field hockey team.
    他是一个狂热游泳和加纳的国家曲棍球队的角色。
25. I am a diligent worker and an avid reader of your column.
    我是个勤奋的学生，也是贵专栏的热心读者。
26. I'm an avid dinosaur and pinball machine collector. I'm a bit of a pack rat.
    我喜欢收集恐龙和弹球机。我喜欢收集各类玩意。
27. I remain your most* Avid fan.
    我依然是你最大的崇拜者。
28. But I'm an exception: a sizeable majority of English men are indeed avid football supporters;
    但我是个例外：大多数英格兰男人真是热心地支持足球；
29. An avid mountaineer, Mr Wang is no stranger to scaling great heights, literally or metaphorically.
    作为一个热切的登山者，王石对攀登超凡高度并不陌生，不管是从字面上还是从隐喻意义上来说，都是如此。
30. Having recently come back from China, I have become an avid follower of your culture and society.
    刚从中国回来，我已经成为你们文化和社会的忠实追随者。

adj

1. marked by active interest and enthusiasm
   1. an avid sports fan

   Synonym:    zealous

2. (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous
   1. avid for adventure
   2. an avid ambition to succeed
   3. fierce devouring affection
   4. the esurient eyes of an avid curiosity
   5. greedy for fame

   Synonym:    devouring(a)esurientgreedy