vt. 1.狼吞虎咽地吃,拼命吃;吞没,吃光;舐光。 2.吞灭,毁灭。 3.贪读;凝视;倾听。 4.使(好奇心、忧虑等)被吸引住,…到极点。 短语和例子 He is devouring novel after novel. 他一味贪看小说。 devour the way 〔诗〕(马等)兼程急进。 I am devoured with anxiety. 我忧愁极了。 He devoured every word. 他一字不漏地倾听着。
eat greedily; "he devoured three sandwiches" 同义词:guttle, raven, pig,
eat immoderately; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal" 同义词:down, consume, go through,
destroy completely; "Fire had devoured our home"
enjoy avidly; "She devoured his novels"
Devour means to eat greedily.
例句与用法
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He is devouring novel after novel . 他一味贪看小说。
2.
Perhaps it has devoured the greeks and their ships . 或许它吞吃了希腊人和他们的船只。
3.
Larger fish devour the smaller ones . 大鱼吃小鱼。
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They would not be devoured by this gorgon of the east . 他们不愿被这个东部的妖怪吃掉。
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I tried to devour my repentance and disgust in secret . 我竭力暗自吞咽我的后悔和憎恨。
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He devoured every word . 他一字不漏地倾听着。
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Eagerly, he had devoured the rest of the page, turned over . 他紧张地把那页信读完,翻了过去。
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I am devoured with anxiety . 我忧愁极了。
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He methodically and placidly devoured a loaf of bread . 他只顾有条不紊,不动声色地把一整只面包都吃光。
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She sits down on the ottoman beside eliza, devouring her with her eyes . 她坐在长榻上伊莉莎旁边饱看她一顿。