devour是什么意思？

devour

英[dɪˈvaʊə(r)] 美[dɪˈvaʊr]

• vt. 狼吞虎咽地吃光，吞没，毁灭，全神贯注地看；

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. 最后，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... 最后，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：最普通用词，含义广泛。既指朗读又可指默读。
  devor：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。

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"