devour
devour
[dɪˈvaʊə]
verb
devourer
noun
devouringly
adverb
语源
[dɪˈvaʊə]
verb
- [with obj.]eat (food or prey) hungrily or quickly
狼吞虎咽地吃（食物，猎物）
he devoured half of his burger in one bite.
他一口就吞下了半只汉堡包。
■(of fire, disease, or other forces) consume (someone or something) destructively
（火，疾病，其他力量）吞噬，吞没，摧毁
the hungry flames devoured the old house.
烈火吞噬了那座老房子。
■read (something) quickly and eagerly
贪婪地快速读
she spent her evenings devouring the classics.
她每天晚上都如饥似渴地阅读名著。
■(be devoured)(of a person)be totally absorbed by a powerful feeling
心中充满（强烈的情感）
she was devoured by need.
她心中充满渴求。
devourer
noun
devouringly
adverb
语源
- Middle English: from Old French devorer, from Latin devorare, from de- 'down' + vorare 'to swallow'
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