An avid reader of scientific journals, she often stayed up late to absorb the latest research on marine biology.
作为科学期刊的热心读者，她经常熬夜吸收海洋生物学的最新研究。
Which choice best defines “avid”?
C — Keenly eager; enthusiastic.. “avid” means Keenly eager; enthusiastic..
Which word means “Keenly eager; enthusiastic.”?
A — avid. “avid” means Keenly eager; enthusiastic..
avid — Keenly eager; enthusiastic.. In Chinese: 热切的；渴望的.
avid is pronounced //ˈævɪd//.
An avid reader of scientific journals, she often stayed up late to absorb the latest research on marine biology. (作为科学期刊的热心读者，她经常熬夜吸收海洋生物学的最新研究。)
eager, enthusiastic, keen — all close in meaning to avid (Keenly eager; enthusiastic.).
indifferent, apathetic — each the opposite of avid (Keenly eager; enthusiastic.).
Yes. avid is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
avid ≈ greedy for → 如饥似渴。