devour

devour

[di'vauə]

v.吞食, 毁灭, 贪婪地阅读

例句与用法：

The flames devoured the entire building.

火焰吞没了整栋大楼。

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。

The child devours fairy tales.

这孩子专注地听着童话故事。

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 |

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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。