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。