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devouring

英 [dɪˈvaʊərɪŋ]

美 [dɪˈvaʊərɪŋ]

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的现在分词

现在分词:devouring 

COCA.39966

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

  • She loved to read, and she would lie awake late at night in her bed, devouring books.
    她爱读书,晚上,她会在床上躺到深夜,如饥似渴地贪读着书。
  • She recalls. I got my glorious box and had to stop at devouring two.
    她回忆说我到盒子前努力制止自己吃两个馅饼的贪婪欲望。
  • He ws already devouring detective fiction as a young child.
    他小时候就已经在如饥似渴地阅读侦探小说。
  • The hungry boy was devouring his dinner.
    那饥饿的孩子狼吞虎咽地吃饭。
  • He saw her devouring one with relish, looking carefully at his movements all the while.
    他看见她正香甜地吃着,注视着他的动作。
  • And by devouring the herbage which might have maintained millions of sheep and cattle.
    它们在地下打洞,吃掉本可以饲养数百万头牛羊的牧草。
  • When the iguanas first appeared and began devouring the hibiscus, Langer was startled.
    当鬣鳞蜥第一次出现,并开始狼吞虎咽地吃芙蓉花时,兰格吓了一跳。
  • It's tearing me apart, devouring me, destroying me.
    它在撕裂我,吞噬我,毁灭我!
  • Devouring or craving food in great quantities.
    吞吃或渴求大量食物。
  • He frets over the kudzu that is devouring abandoned buildings.
    他为占据了废弃建筑的野葛而烦恼不已。