devour
- vt.吞食;吞噬;吞没;毁灭;如饥似渴地读;(尤指因饥饿而)狼吞虎咽地吃光;津津有味地看
过去式： devoured 现在分词： devouring 过去分词： devoured 第三人称单数： devours
devourverb
（尤指因饥饿而）狼吞虎咽地吃光
to eat all of sth quickly, especially because you are very hungry
津津有味地看；如饥似渴地读
to read or look at sth with great interest and enthusiasm
She devoured everything she could lay her hands on: books, magazines and newspapers.
无论是书、杂志，还是报纸，只要能弄得到，她都看得津津有味。
吞没；吞噬；毁灭
to destroy sb/sth
Flames devoured the house.
大火吞噬了这栋房子。
to be filled with a strong emotion that seems to control you
她心中充满嫉妒和憎恨。
She was devoured by envy and hatred.
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VERB 狼吞虎咽地吃;吞食
If a person or animal devours something, they eat it quickly and eagerly.A medium-sized dog will devour at least one can of food per day...
中型犬每天至少要吃掉一罐狗粮。
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VERB 如饥似渴地阅读;热切地看
If you devour a book or magazine, for example, you read it quickly and with great enthusiasm.She began devouring newspapers when she was only 12.
年仅 12 岁时，她就开始如饥似渴地阅读报纸。
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Not like what you rough , greedy people devour .
不像你们那种粗鲁，贪婪的人们那样，只知道吞食。
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This world is very hostile , where all complex life must devour other life to survive .
这个世界是非常恶劣，所有复杂的生活都必须吞食其他生命生存。
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She devoured everything she could lay her hands on : books , magazines and newspapers .
无论是书、杂志，还是报纸，只要能弄得到，她都看得津津有味。
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Flames devoured the house .
大火吞噬了这栋房子。
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She was devoured by envy and hatred .
她心中充满嫉妒和憎恨。
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A medium-sized dog will devour at least one can of food per day
中型犬每天至少要吃掉一罐狗粮。
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Finally , making a dreadful mess , they devour the fruit
最后，他们狼吞虎咽地吃起了水果，果汁滴得到处都是。
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She began devouring newspapers when she was only 12 .
年仅12岁时，她就开始如饥似渴地阅读报纸。
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She devoured half an apple pie .
她狼吞虎咽地吃下了半个苹果派。
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My dog will devour at least one can of food per day .
我的狗每天至少要吃掉一罐狗粮。
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The boy devoured half an apple pie .
小男孩狼吞虎咽地吃下了半个苹果派。
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We sat by the fireplace , devouring beef and onions .
我们坐在壁炉旁，大口大口地吃着牛肉和洋葱。
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The boys devoured their burgers and fries .
男孩子们狼吞虎咽地吃光了汉堡和薯条。
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Larger fish devour the smaller ones . ; The great fish eat up the small .
大鱼吃小鱼。
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The lions devoured a zebra in a short time .
狮子一会儿就吃掉了一匹斑马。
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He devoured everything he could lay his hands on ; books , magazines and newspapers .
无论是书、杂志，还是报纸，只要能弄得到，他都看得津津有味。
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The flames devoured the curtains .
火焰吞没了帷帘。
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It may not have been ladylike to depict a giant spider devouring a hummingbird , but when Merian did it at the turn of the 18th century , surprisingly , nobody objected .
描绘一只正在吞食蜂鸟的巨型蜘蛛可能不是淑女行径，但当梅里安在18世纪之交如此做时，出乎意料的是竟无人反对。
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He is devouring novel after novel .
他一味贪看小说。
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They would not be devoured by this gorgon of the East .
他们不愿被这个东部的女妖怪吃掉。
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Open thy doors , O Lebanon , that the fire may devour thy cedars . 1
黎巴嫩哪，开开你的门，任火烧灭你的香柏树。
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If anyone tries to harm them , fire comes from their mouths and devours their enemies .
若有人想要害他们，就有火从他们口中出来，烧灭仇敌。
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In her mind , it was a female mantis , devouring her mates .
她的意识中，是一只雌螳螂正吞咽她的配偶。
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The woman raised her head , wiped her red and swollen5 eyes , sobbed6 and answered intermittently7 : " In the past , my father-in-law was devoured8 by a tiger . Later , my husband was devoured by a tiger too . Now my son has also been bitten to death by a tiger . "
妇女抬起头来，擦着红肿的眼睛，抽泣着断断续续地回答：“从前，我的公公被老虎吃掉了。后来，我的丈夫又被老虎吃掉了。如今，我的儿子也被老虎咬死了。”
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Millions of children and young adults devour them every day .
成千上万的儿童和年轻人每天聚精会神地观看它们。
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Does this mean I 'll wake up half devoured one fine day ?
难道我会一天醒来，身子被咬去了一半吗？
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They also devour articles and videos giving advice on college life .
同时他们也会囫囵吞枣似地看完一些给予大学生活建议的文章、及视频。
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Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire ?
我们中间谁能与吞灭的火同住。
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Time and war have devoured many ancient monuments .
时间和战争毁掉了许多古代石碑。
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One thick book after another were devoured .
厚厚的书一本本渐次吃完。
普通用词，通常指用餐、吃东西。
She is eating bread.
她正在吃面包。
I usually eat oatmeal for breakfast.
我通常吃燕麦粥当早饭。
The Chinese eat with chopsticks.
中国人用筷子吃饭。
She was eating a hamburger.
她在吃汉堡包。
We took our time and ate slowly.
我们不慌不忙地吃着。
Those sausages should be eaten within two days.
那些香肠应该在两天内吃掉。
指匆匆吞咽食物，通常与 down 连用。
He bolted down his breakfast and went to school.
他把早饭囫囵吞下，便上学去了。
Don't bolt your food down like that.
别那样狼吞虎咽地吃东西。
指用牙齿嚼碎食物等。
It is healthy to chew food well before you swallow it.
细嚼慢咽有益于健康。
Babies like to chew on something when they're teething.
幼儿长牙时爱嚼东西。
指饥饿时狼吞虎咽地吃东西，强调吃得快而彻底。
The boys devoured their burgers and fries.
男孩子们狼吞虎咽地吃光了汉堡和薯条。
We sat by the fireplace, devouring beef and onions.
我们坐在壁炉旁，大口大口地吃着牛肉和洋葱。
My dog will devour at least one can of food per day.
我的狗每天至少要吃掉一罐狗粮。
The boy devoured half an apple pie.
小男孩狼吞虎咽地吃下了半个苹果派。
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