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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 had devoured the newspapers sent out to him from england.
    他急切地阅读了从英国寄给他的报纸。
  • I ordered a chicken burger with a cup of Milo and they were soon devoured.
    我买了一个鸡肉汉堡和一杯热巧克力(就是美禄)。
  • Time and war have devoured many ancient monuments.
    时间和战争毁掉了许多古代石碑。
  • 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。
  • The lion devoured the deer.
    狮子狼吞虎咽地把鹿吃了下去。
  • The dog, he adds, was dragged into the cave, where it was devoured by hyenas.
    那只狗被鬣狗拖进到洞中,然后被吞食了,他补充道。
  • He devoured all the books I gave him.
    他贪婪地阅读我给他的所有书籍。
  • He devoured the traditional literature of food and wine pairing and found it wanting.
    他仔细研究了食物和葡萄酒搭配的传统,并且发现了其中的不足。
  • 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。
  • The flames devoured the curtains.
    火焰吞没了帷帘。