devours是什么意思？

devours

• v. 吞没( devour的第三人称单数 )，耗尽，津津有味地看，狼吞虎咽地吃光；

例句

• The dark and gentle haze of the night, greedily devours all. 夜那黑暗柔和的阴霾已贪婪的吞噬了一切.
• 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.
• He often devours some insects, such as cockroaches, centipedes, earthworms. 他经常蚕食昆虫, 如蟑螂 、 蜈蚣 、 蚯蚓.

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。