| 词汇 | devour |
| 释义 | devour verb[ T ] uk /dɪˈvaʊər/ us /dɪˈvaʊ.ɚ/ to eat something eagerly and in large amounts so that nothing is left: 狼吞虎咽，吞食 The young cubs hungrily devoured the deer.幼狮们贪婪地吞食着鹿肉。 to eat food eatWhat do you want to eat for lunch? haveI'll just have one more piece of chocolate cake. consumeHe consumes vast quantities of bread with every meal. devourThe children devoured a whole packet of biscuits. bolt (down)Don't bolt down your food - you'll make yourself ill! gobble (up/down)The children gobbled their sweets. literary to destroy something completely: 完全摧毁 The flames quickly devoured the building.火焰很快吞噬了那座建筑物。 to read books or literature quickly and eagerly: 如饥似渴地阅读 She loves to read - she devours one book after another.她非常喜欢读书——如饥似渴地读了一本又一本。 Eating al desko binge binge eating bite break breadidiom cram fall on/upon someone feast feast on something feeder feeding gulp inhale mainline pick at something picnic pig pig out postprandial shovel You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Destroying and demolishing Reading Idiombe devoured by something devour | American Dictionarydevour verb[ T ] us/dɪˈvɑʊər/ to eat eagerly and in large amounts, so that nothing is left: He devoured the entire plate of spaghetti. fig. She devoured (= read eagerly and quickly) the novels of Jane Austen. Examples of devourdevour In narrating knowledge as consumption, primer writers argue that devouring texts builds healthy character. After consuming all of the fish in his cart, she demands the ox and after devouring the ox, she sets her sights on eating the man. Has the nightmare devoured the dream ? When they moult the cast skin is not traceable either at this stage or in subsequent stages, but it is not known whether it is devoured by the larvae themselves. I take note of what he said in relation to us nourishing our children rather than devouring them. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English We were told that the bread and butter had to be devoured, and we could deal with the matter as we liked. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One of the great problems is the rate at which it devours talent. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The industry is very much a jungle, and the small and weak animals often get devoured. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Instead, it makes me worried about the state of our democracy which is being devoured by bureaucracy and by misguided professional politicians. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 All this has been devoured by the media with great enthusiasm. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Like so many revolutionaries of the intellectual rather than the bruising type, he has, sadly, been devoured by his own revolution. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Therefore, almost immediately we find some of the increase being devoured. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are, no doubt, devouring the last of the free imports. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Here he is sitting, having deliberately devoured with apparent gusto every word on this subject which he has ever spoken. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is a saying that a revolution devours its own children. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English See all examples of devour These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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