devoured

英 [dɪˈvaʊəd]

美 [dɪˈvaʊərd]

v.  (尤指因饥饿而)狼吞虎咽地吃光; 津津有味地看; 如饥似渴地读; 吞没; 吞噬; 毁灭
devour的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB 狼吞虎咽地吃;吞食
  If a person or animaldevourssomething, they eat it quickly and eagerly.
  1. A medium-sized dog will devour at least one can of food per day...
     中型犬每天至少要吃掉一罐狗粮。
  2. She devoured half an apple pie.
     她狼吞虎咽地吃下了半个苹果派。
• VERB 如饥似渴地阅读;热切地看
  If youdevoura book or magazine, for example, you read it quickly and with great enthusiasm.
  1. She began devouring newspapers when she was only 12.
     年仅 12 岁时，她就开始如饥似渴地阅读报纸。

双语例句

• I ordered a chicken burger with a cup of Milo and they were soon devoured.
  我买了一个鸡肉汉堡和一杯热巧克力（就是美禄）。
• Anthony devoured half his burger in one bite.
  安东尼一口吃掉了半个汉堡包。
• Flames quickly devoured the building.
  火焰很快吞噬了建筑。
• She devoured half an apple pie.
  她狼吞虎咽地吃下了半个苹果派。
• The lion devoured its kill.
  狮子吞食了它的猎物。
• I devoured my bread and drank my coffee, but I should have been glad of as much more-I was still hungry.
  我狼吞虎咽地吃下了面包，喝下了咖啡，可是如果再来这么一份，我还是很高兴&我还饿。
• She devoured a whole tin of beans.
  她吞下了一大罐豆子。
• I literally devoured the food down.
  我狼吞虎咽的吃完所有食物。
• But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.
  但你这个儿子，和娼妓吞尽了你的产业，他一来了，你倒为他宰了肥牛犊。
• He devoured Alice with his eyes.
  他用双眼贪婪地看著爱丽丝。