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devoured

英 [dɪˈvaʊəd]

美 [dɪˈvaʊərd]

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的过去分词和过去式

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

  • He devoured the novel he had bought.
    他贪婪地阅读那本买来的小说。
  • Anthony devoured half his burger in one bite.
    安东尼一口吃掉了半个汉堡包。
  • There she came to the sun, but it was too hot and terrible and it devoured little children.
    在那里,她来到了太阳,但它太炎热和可怕的,它吞噬小孩。
  • His eyes were devoured with anger.
    他的眼里充满了愤怒。
  • She devoured a whole tin of beans.
    她吞下了一大罐豆子。
  • The lions devoured a zebra in a short time.
    狮子一会儿就吃掉了一匹斑马。
  • The lion devoured its kill.
    狮子吞食了它的猎物。
  • The entire carcass, hide, guts and bones, will quickly be devoured.
    整个动物尸体,包括皮、内脏和骨,很快便会被吞噬。
  • Flames quickly devoured the building.
    火焰很快吞噬了建筑。
  • For they greedily devoured what was left of the cake.
    他们贪婪地吞掉了剩下的蛋糕。