devour

devourdevourD.J.:[diˈvauə]K.K.:[dɪˈvaʊr]vt.1.■狼吞虎咽地吃光; 贪婪地读[看, 听]The lions devoured a zebra in a short time.狮子一会儿就吃掉了一匹斑马。2.■耗尽, 挥霍掉

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devour[di'vauə]vt.1.■饥饿地、贪婪地、狼吞虎咽地吃，吃光，贪食：The hungry man devoured his dinner.那饿汉狼吞虎咽地把饭吃光了。2.■(猛兽等)吞食，吞光：The tiger devoured its prey.老虎吞食了捕获到的动物。3.■吞噬，吞没，吞灭，毁灭，消灭，席卷：Fire devoured the entire building.大火烧毁了整幢大楼。The flames devoured the museum.火焰吞没了那座博物馆。4.■聚精会神地注视，凝视，盯着看，贪看，贪听，热切地倾听，贪婪地读，耽读：The child devours fairy tales.小孩贪婪地倾听神话故事。He devoured the new novel.他贪婪地看完了那本新小说。5.■[常用被动语态]完全吸引，吸引…的全部注意力；充满，使着迷，使专心，使全神贯注；折磨，使痛苦：She was devoured by jealousy.她心中充满嫉妒。The old man was devoured by disease.老人受疾病折磨。6.■耗尽，用尽(财产等)；挥霍掉：He devoured a lot of money.他挥霍掉大笔金钱。

devourdevour[diˈvauə]vt.1.■狼吞虎咽地吃; 贪食; 舐尽2.■破坏, 吞没, 毁灭3.■挥霍, 耗尽(财产)4.■贪读; 凝视; 倾听devour the way[诗](马等)兼程急进The hungry boy was devouring his dinner.那饥饿的孩子狼吞虎咽地吃饭。The fire devoured the forest.大火吞没了森林。I am devoured with anxiety.我忧愁极了。

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继承用法devourern.devouringlyadv.devouringnessn.devourmentn.