devour 详细解释
devour
[di'vauə]
v.吞食, 毁灭, 贪婪地阅读
vt.
1. 狼吞虎咽地吃, 吃光
The hungry boy devoured his dinner.
饥饿的男孩将饭狼吞虎咽地吃了下去。
2. 吞没, 毁灭
The flames soon devoured the entire building.
大火不久便吞噬了整幢建筑。
3. 贪婪地看(或听, 读等)
He devoured the novel he had bought.
他贪婪地阅读那本买来的小说。
4. 吸引, 充满, 使痛苦, 折磨[H][(+by/with)]
He was devoured by guilt.
他深感内疚。
词形变化
副词: devouringly | 名词: devourer | 动词过去式: devoured | 动词过去分词: devoured | 动词现在分词: devouring | 动词第三人称单数: devours |
词义辨析
同义:
vt.狼吞虎咽; 吞食
vt.吞没, 毁灭
同义参见:
英英释义
动词 devour:
destroy completely
enjoy avidly
eat immoderately
同义词：down, consume, go through
eat greedily
补充
devourdevour英:[diˈvauə] 美:[dɪˈvaʊr]vt.1.狼吞虎咽地吃光; 贪婪地读[看, 听]The lions devoured a zebra in a short time.狮子一会儿就吃掉了一匹斑马。2.耗尽, 挥霍掉例句
1. Their dog devours a can of food at every meal.他们的狗每餐能吃光一罐狗粮。 2. She began devouring newspapers when she was only twelve.她刚12岁就开始如饥似渴地阅读报纸。 3. The flames devoured the curtains.火舌吞噬了窗帘。 4. The flood devoured the land.洪水淹没了陆地。 5. The hungry man devoured his dinner.那饿汉狼吞虎咽地把饭吃光了。 6. The tiger devoured its prey.老虎吞食了捕获到的动物。 7. Fire devoured the entire building.大火烧毁了整幢大楼。 8. The flames devoured the museum.火焰吞没了那座博物馆。 9. The child devours fairy tales.小孩贪婪地倾听神话故事。 10. He devoured the new novel.他贪婪地看完了那本新小说。 11. She was devoured by jealousy.她心中充满嫉妒。 12. The old man was devoured by disease.老人受疾病折磨。 13. He devoured a lot of money.他挥霍掉大笔金钱。 14. he devoured half of his burger in one bite.他一口就吞下了半只汉堡包。 15. the hungry flames devoured the old house.烈火吞噬了那座老房子。 16. she spent her evenings devouring the classics.她每天晚上都如饥似渴地阅读名著。 17. she was devoured by need.她心中充满渴求。 18. Lisa devours two or three novels a week.莉萨每周看两三本小说。 19. He devoured everything on his plate.他狼吞虎咽地吃光了自己盘中所有的食物。 20. The lions devoured their prey.狮子吞食了猎物。 21. She devoured every golf magazine she could find.她如饥似渴地阅读了所有能找到的高尔夫球杂志。 22. "He watched intently, devouring the scene before him with his eyes."他聚精会神地注视着眼前的场景。 23. The forest was devoured [=consumed] by fire.森林被大火吞噬。 24. Jealousy devoured [=consumed] him.他心中充满了嫉妒。 25. She was devoured by guilt/remorse.她充满了内疚/懊悔。热门单词推荐
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