devour
devour
英[dɪˈvaʊə(r)]美[dɪˈvaʊər]
v.狼吞虎咽地吃,如饥似渴地读,吞噬;
第三人称单数:devours;
过去式:devoured;
过去分词:devoured;
现在分词:devouring;
例句
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.
The pythons have even been known to devour the odd alligator.这些大蟒已经因吞噬稀有的短吻鳄而被尽人皆知.
Nor could she devour them by any escapade of a less legitimate description.她也不能通过任何不大合法的自由放荡行为来吞没他们.
Insects would make it impossible for us to live in the world; they would devour all our crops and kill our flocks and herds , if it were not for the protection we get from insect - eating animals.昆虫会使我们无法在这个世界上生存: 如果不是由于食虫动物的 保
Larger fish devour the smaller ones.大鱼吃小鱼.
Finally, making a dreadful mess, they devour the fruit.*后,他们狼吞虎咽地吃起了水果,果汁滴得到处都是。
Finally, making a dreadful mess, they devour the fruit...*后,他们狼吞虎咽地吃起了水果,果汁滴得到处都是。
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。
同义词
devour的同义词之:其他释义
ruindestroyovereatengulfgorgegulpwasteconsumepreoccupyswallowpreyeatdevour的同义词之:狼吞虎咽;吞食
eatswallowconsumevt.
devour的同义词之:吞没,毁灭
destroyruinwaste同义词解析
以下这些动词均可表示"吃" 的意思
eat:普通用词,使用广泛。既可用于人,也可用于动物。
dine:正式用词,既可指一日三餐中的任何一餐,也可以指特殊的用餐。
have:可与eat换用,但强调一次性的动作。
consume:侧重痛痛快快地吃得一干二净,可用于人和动物。
devour:指狼吞虎咽地吃,强调吃得既快又彻底。
gorge:侧重指拼命地吃或塞,强调吃饱或吃得过量。
swallow:主要指吃的整个过程的第二部分"咽",并常指咀嚼得匆匆忙忙地吃。
以下这些动词均有"读,阅读" 的意思
read:*普通用词,含义广泛。既指朗读又可指默读。
devour:指贪婪地读,暗含对某些作者或作品迷恋之义。
scan:指快速扫视文章等以抓住其要旨。
skim:指略读或浏览。
柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
VERB
狼吞虎咽地吃;吞食
If a person or animal devours something, they eat it quickly and eagerly.
例句
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。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 you devour a book or magazine, for example, you read it quickly and with great enthusiasm.
例句
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。英汉词典释义
vt.
狼吞虎咽地吃光; 贪婪地读[看, 听]
The lions devoured a zebra in a short time.狮子一会儿就吃掉了一匹斑马。耗尽, 挥霍掉
津津有味地看;如饥似渴地读
吞没;吞噬;毁灭
英英词典释义
Verb
1. destroy completely;
"Fire had devoured our home"2. enjoy avidly;
"She devoured his novels"3. eat immoderately;
"Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"4. eat greedily;
"he devoured three sandwiches"