单词 | devour |
释义 | devour UK [dɪ'vaʊər] US [-'vaʊɚ] verb transitive ■to eat something eagerly and in large amounts so that nothing is left 狼吞虎咽,吞食 •The young cubs hungrily devoured the deer.幼狮们贪婪地吞食着鹿肉。 ■literary ■to destroy something completely 吞噬,毁灭 •The flames quickly devoured the building.火焰很快吞噬了那座建筑物。 ■to read books or literature quickly and eagerly 如饥似渴地阅读,贪婪地阅读•She's a very keen reader - she devours one book after another.她非常喜欢读书——贪婪地读了一本又一本。 UK [dɪ'vaʊər] US [-'vaʊɚ] verb transitive be devoured by sth ■to feel an emotion, especially a bad emotion, very strongly so that it strongly influences your behaviour 被(某种情感)吞噬,充满(某种情感) •He was devoured by jealousy/hatred.他内心充满了嫉妒/仇恨。 |
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