devour
美音:[dı´vauə
]
英音:[dı´vauə
]
vt.(尤指动物)吞吃,狼吞虎咽,挥霍,(火灾等)毁灭,破坏,吞没,贪看,贪听
难易程度:
devour为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
副词:devouringly 名词:devourer 动词过去式:devoured 过去分词:devoured 现在分词:devouring 第三人称单数:devours
词根
vor＝to eat（吃）
近义词, 同义词
eat feed fare devour swallow gulp lick bite chomp munch crunch chew masticate nibble gnaw nourishgormandize gorge overeat eat one's fill cram stuff guzzle bolt devour gobble up gulp swallow eat out of house and home
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devour
/dɪ'vaʊə(r); dɪ`vaur/
v
1 [Tn]
(a) eat (sth) hungrily or greedily 贪婪地吃（某物）; 吞食（某物）
*devour the food ravenously 狼吞虎咽地吃东西.
(b) (fig 比喻) look at (sb/sth) avidly 贪婪地、全神贯注地看（某人[某事物]）
*She devoured the new detective story. 她如饥似渴地读那本新侦探小说.
* He devoured her with his eyes, ie looked at her lustfully. 他用色迷迷的目光盯着她.
(c) (fig 比喻) destroy (sth) 毁灭, 吞噬（某事物）
*Fire devoured a huge area of forest. 大火吞噬了大片森林.
2 (idm 习语) be devoured by sth be filled with (curiosity, anxiety, etc) 心中充满了（好奇、忧虑等）.
v
1 [Tn]
(a) eat (sth) hungrily or greedily 贪婪地吃（某物）; 吞食（某物）
*devour the food ravenously 狼吞虎咽地吃东西.
(b) (fig 比喻) look at (sb/sth) avidly 贪婪地、全神贯注地看（某人[某事物]）
*She devoured the new detective story. 她如饥似渴地读那本新侦探小说.
* He devoured her with his eyes, ie looked at her lustfully. 他用色迷迷的目光盯着她.
(c) (fig 比喻) destroy (sth) 毁灭, 吞噬（某事物）
*Fire devoured a huge area of forest. 大火吞噬了大片森林.
2 (idm 习语) be devoured by sth be filled with (curiosity, anxiety, etc) 心中充满了（好奇、忧虑等）.
devour
v [T]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French;Origin: devorer, from Latin vorare 'to swallow']
to eat something quickly because you are very hungry
The boys devoured their pancakes.
to read something quickly and eagerly, or watch something with great interest
He devoured science fiction books as a teenager.
be devoured by sth
to be filled with a strong feeling that seems to control you
Cindy felt devoured by jealousy.
literary to destroy someone or something
Her body had been almost entirely devoured by the disease.
to use up all of something
a job that devours all my energy
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French;Origin: devorer, from Latin vorare 'to swallow']
to eat something quickly because you are very hungry
The boys devoured their pancakes.
to read something quickly and eagerly, or watch something with great interest
He devoured science fiction books as a teenager.
be devoured by sth
to be filled with a strong feeling that seems to control you
Cindy felt devoured by jealousy.
literary to destroy someone or something
Her body had been almost entirely devoured by the disease.
to use up all of something
a job that devours all my energy
1. We continually wage war on them, for they contaminate our food, carry diseases, or devour our crops.
人类不断同昆虫斗争，因为昆虫弄脏我们的食物，传播疾病，吞噬庄稼。
2. They would devour all our crops and kill our flocks and herds,
昆虫会吞食我们的全部庄稼，杀死我们的成群的牛羊。
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人类不断同昆虫斗争，因为昆虫弄脏我们的食物，传播疾病，吞噬庄稼。
2. They would devour all our crops and kill our flocks and herds,
昆虫会吞食我们的全部庄稼，杀死我们的成群的牛羊。
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