devour的意思

基本释义

• v 吞食；吞灭，毁灭

  to eat something quickly because you are very hungry

例句

1. The boys devoured their pancakes.

   男孩子们狼吞虎咽地把薄煎饼吃了。

2. Her body had been almost entirely devoured by the disease.

   她的身体几乎完全被疾病摧毁。

3. The lions devoured a zebra in a short time.

   狮子一会儿就吃掉了一匹斑马。

4. He devoured everything he could lay his hands on: books,magazines and newspapers.

   无论是书、杂志，还是报纸，只要能弄得到，他都看得津津有味。

5. The flames devoured the curtains.

   火焰吞没了帷帘。

近义词

英英释义

verb 1. eat greedily e.g. he devoured three sandwiches Synonym: guttleravenpig 2. eat immoderately e.g. Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal Synonym: downconsumego through 3. destroy completely e.g. Fire had devoured our home 4. enjoy avidly e.g. She devoured his novels

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