devouring

英 [dɪˈvaʊərɪŋ]

美 [dɪˈvaʊərɪŋ]

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的现在分词

现在分词：devouring　

COCA.39966

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

• Like most innocent and well-bred young women, she had a devouring curiosity about prostitutes.
  像大多数有教养和天真烂漫的年轻女人那样，她对***怀着一份十分强烈的好奇心。
• When the iguanas first appeared and began devouring the hibiscus, Langer was startled.
  当鬣鳞蜥第一次出现，并开始狼吞虎咽地吃芙蓉花时，兰格吓了一跳。
• It's tearing me apart, devouring me, destroying me.
  它在撕裂我，吞噬我，毁灭我！
• He frets over the kudzu that is devouring abandoned buildings.
  他为占据了废弃建筑的野葛而烦恼不已。
• He sat by the fire, devouring beef and onions.
  他坐在火炉旁，狼吞虎咽地吃着牛肉和洋葱。
• Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire?
  我们中间谁能与吞灭的火同住。
• One is acting quickly and without reflection: you have a sudden urge while you are passing by the cupcakes and immediately buy one, devouring it straight away.
  一个是不假思索迅速行动：当你走过蛋糕时突然有种冲动，于是立刻买一个并马上把它吃掉。
• When we meet, you will have chocolate. I will then you devouring the chocolate.
  当我们见面时，你就会有巧克力，然后我会你将它吃个精光。
• She loved to read, and she would lie awake late at night in her bed, devouring books.
  她爱读书，晚上，她会在床上躺到深夜，如饥似渴地贪读着书。
• The technical skills required for performing sinking to the bottom and devouring are difficult.
  “沉海底”和“吞食”表演技巧上难度较高。