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devoured

英 [dɪˈvaʊəd]

美 [dɪˈvaʊərd]

v.  (尤指因饥饿而)狼吞虎咽地吃光; 津津有味地看; 如饥似渴地读; 吞没; 吞噬; 毁灭
devour的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

  • VERB 狼吞虎咽地吃;吞食
    If a person or animaldevourssomething, they eat it quickly and eagerly.
    1. 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。
    2. She devoured half an apple pie.
      她狼吞虎咽地吃下了半个苹果派。
  • VERB 如饥似渴地阅读;热切地看
    If youdevoura book or magazine, for example, you read it quickly and with great enthusiasm.
    1. 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。

双语例句

  • The flames devoured the curtains.
    火焰吞没了帷帘。
  • He devoured the novel he had bought.
    他贪婪地阅读那本买来的小说。
  • The children must have been starved when they came in for dinner because they devoured their food.
    这些孩子一进来吃饭,就把碗儿吃了个精光,他们一定是饿极了。
  • Time and war have devoured many ancient monuments.
    时间和战争毁掉了许多古代石碑。
  • The entire carcass, hide, guts and bones, will quickly be devoured.
    整个动物尸体,包括皮、内脏和骨,很快便会被吞噬。
  • The lions devoured a zebra in a short time.
    狮子一会儿就吃掉了一匹斑马。
  • He devoured all the books I gave him.
    他贪婪地阅读我给他的所有书籍。
  • But in the end this huge donkey was devoured by the small tiger.
    但到后来,大驴子还是被小老虎吃掉了。
  • He devoured Alice with his eyes.
    他用双眼贪婪地看著爱丽丝。
  • I literally devoured the food down.
    我狼吞虎咽的吃完所有食物。