| 词汇 | example_english_devour |
| 释义 | Examples of devourThese 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. 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 A pack of hounds savaged a pregnant fox and devoured her unborn cubs in a garden as a pensioner looked on helplessly. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If not, would it be swept away at one fell swoop, or will it be devoured by the extension of additional lines of utility goods? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Although it makes a pretence of championing competition, it is cannibalistic—it devours its own young—and the end-product is monopoly. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Worst of all, this kind of crazy officialdom is devouring our freedom, our trust in the way we are governed and, therefore, our democracy itself. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The monster will grow with feeding until it devours us. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I defend them unhesitatingly on the only ground on which they can be defended—the over-whelming, insatiable, devouring demands of war. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The smallest goldfish will be eaten by the next biggest one and that in turn will be devoured by the next biggest one. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The independence of the judiciary, for instance, has been eaten away, devoured in a variety of forms. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I admit that the process of devouring this cherry has taken a considerable number of years, but we have arrived at the second bite. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think the country is devouring it with every sign of satisfaction. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have also become more aware of the dangers of the way in which we are devouring the resources of this planet. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are not devouring our children; we are nourishing them with this proposal. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Revolution, it is said, devours its own children. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English On the other hand, this process of the strong devouring the weak must be halted somewhere. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Incidentally, at the same time he releases the other salmon which he has not devoured. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We cannot leave it to be devoured by the local jackals. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope that human beings may be persuaded to eat the eggs of the gull as a change from devouring the eggs of the lapwing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Whole forests were devoured in the process. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Therefore, apart from the completely devouring effect of inflation, we have the situation that the nominal level of grant is actually lower than it was nine years ago. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are all too apt to say that we should encourage the private developer and in the very next breath blame him for devouring good agricultural land. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Local authorities are now subject to severe cutbacks in their planned social services programmes, and in many authorities inescapable commitments have already devoured all expansion in the coming year. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, the nest egg will not take care of their future; they have found a cuckoo in the nest and it is devouring their whole livelihood. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 When the matter was inquired into by a political officer, the hillmen explained that they abandoned their caves because they were being devoured alive by fleas. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Raem, however, is much more malevolent, devouring peoples' entire collection of memories, causing amnesia, of which there has been a recent outbreak. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Seeing his entire platoon devoured by an elephant was one of the many things that led to the development of his posttraumatic stress disorder. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Unable to free himself, the wrestler was devoured by wolves. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. She has a habit of devouring all the cakes, leading them to try to hide them from her. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Their primary interest is in selling off the huge bus and devouring their share of property. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Old legends describe an enormous mouth devouring fishermen. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. On the other hand, all green or brown caterpillars as well as those that resemble twigs were greedily devoured. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Every day an eagle swooped on him and devoured the lobes of his liver, which grew by night. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The entire country was facing a ruin in the threat of being devoured by the huge numbers of worms. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Every weak animal devours those weaker than itself. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He was cast down and as punishment, he was entombed alive with countless desert scarabs which devoured his still living flesh. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They devoured every sprig of foliage in the town and surrounding countryside. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In the 1930s it had metal handrails and later wooden ones, but these were devoured by the river at different times. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Worlds upon the backs of fish float by worlds small enough to be unknowingly devoured by said fish. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. His abilities include the ability to change between human form and spider form at will and absorbing a victim's knowledge and experience by devouring them. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The bachelor intervenes and tells a story in which the good person ends up being unwittingly devoured by a wolf, to the children's delight. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. While the size of an average house cat, his race is capable of devouring much larger animals. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. She terrorized the people, devouring anyone who dared to set foot in that forest. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. His classmates try to flee only to be devoured by the boars. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. She then disrobes, gets into a shower and is attacked and devoured by black boars that manifest out of nowhere. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The planet was devoured by a huge flood, due to the carelessness of a servant, who left the water running to one of the bathtubs. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The relationship wasn't sensationalised, and the public devoured it. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Once all his seals are removed, he can unleash the full power of all the souls he has devoured, effectively summoning them under his control. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A pair of hikers attempt to help him, but he attacks and partially devours them. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He therefore chains her to a rock by the sea to be devoured by the sea monster and leaves her to her fate. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. His passion for this aim was pure, self devoted and all devouring. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Another legend has it that a shepherd actually saw the black hounds devouring an unfortunate man on his way home from the fields one night. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In this tale, a yamauba attempts to devour anything she can obtain. The monster immediately devours the head; with the dangling power cord hanging just outside its mouth. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. After dying, these are left to be devoured by birds of prey, wolves, dogs, and other creatures. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Another belief is that the people scattered rice to feed the fish, in order to prevent them from devouring the poet's body. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Fans of all ages collected cabinet cards and postcards with their images, read their books, and devoured articles about them in newspapers. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. When the egg hatches, the larva devours the spider alive. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Every tree that is scorched and each bird nest that is devoured is a sign of the abiotic stress. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The net then sinks, and the fish are devoured by bottom-dwelling crustaceans and other fish. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The bag of devouring will act as a bag of holding, but every hour it has an increasing chance of swallowing the contents. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. She avidly devoured books and won many reading contests in school. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. His entire being is devoured by one purpose, one thought, one passionthe revolution. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The boys are ground to bits and devoured by the millers ducks. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The fourth of these devours the whole earth, treading it down and crushing it (7:23). From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He loves devouring large quantities of food, especially pizza, and acts impulsively during missions. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Scientist have tried to study the beast, but the dangerous animal has devoured so many that the study has been called off. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. With every chess piece you takeover, the game cuts into an animated clip where one piece devours another piece in a creative yet funny way. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Bad souls are the souls of women who died in child delivery, of men who were devoured by tigers etc. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The shaft and its surroundings had to be freed from sand and rubble, which had devoured the area due time. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The three watch as the man is overwhelmed and devoured before the walkers begin coming after them. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He was lionized and on top of the world, but when shabu devoured his health and fortune, he was almost alone. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The living incorporate the dead by devouring them, in mourning. Only five of them could be examined, the other 86 being devoured by their parents. Who cares for decency in a world where the strong devours the weak? They joined in our events for young women, and devoured our publications, because it gave them the springboard for taking action themselves. Intelligent life, in the long term, ought to appear as a horde of locusts, devouring all matter in its domain. Consequently, there is no clear-cut distinction between the subsystems of the grammar; the lexicon seems to have devoured the tripartite architecture. From it were taken basins of what appeared to be boiled rice, which was eagerly fought for and devoured. However, floral rewards appeared to be tissues of the fleshy staminate petals and pollen that were readily devoured by the beetles. He did not speak because he was anxious to hunt game, but because goats and sheep were constantly being devoured by the spotted cat. The object of expulsion is the maternal body, visceral, fecund, decaying, and above all, devouring. Millions of misappropriated dollars that should be spent on the provision of services are instead devoured by profit-hungry companies. I devoured those wonderful books, savoring the clinical descriptions. Electronic music in particular and its corrosive tendencies, though spread and supported by remarkable composers, has ended up being devoured by academic immune systems. He had devoured his master, didn't always have her before his eyes as a warning and a constraint. 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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