devour
v.
1. 吞食
vt.
1. 狼吞虎咽地吃; 贪食; 舐尽
He was devoured by guilt.
他深感内疚。
The hungry boy devoured his dinner.
饥饿的男孩将饭狼吞虎咽地吃了下去。
The flames soon devoured the entire building.
大火不久便吞噬了整幢建筑。
2. 破坏, 吞没, 毁灭
3. 挥霍, 耗尽(财产)
4. 贪读; 凝视; 倾听
I am devoured with anxiety.
我忧愁极了。
The fire devoured the forest.
大火吞没了森林。
The hungry boy was devouring his dinner.
那饥饿的孩子狼吞虎咽地吃饭。
devour the way
[诗](马等)兼程急进
He devoured her with his eyes, ie looked at her lustfully.
他用色迷迷的目光盯著她.
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 flames devoured the entire building.
火焰吞没了整栋大楼。
She devoured the new detective story.
她如饥似渴地读那本新侦探小说.
The child devours fairy tales.
这孩子专注地听着童话故事。
Fire devoured a huge area of forest.
大火吞噬了大片森林.
动词devour
1. enjoy avidly
2. eat immoderately
3. eat greedily
4. destroy completely
同义词
狼吞虎咽;吞食
vt. 吞没,毁灭
be devoured by
心中充满(好奇心, 焦虑等); 全部注意力为...所吸引