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

• 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。
• His eyes were devoured with anger.
  他的眼里充满了愤怒。
• Anthony devoured half his burger in one bite.
  安东尼一口吃掉了半个汉堡包。
• The dog, he adds, was dragged into the cave, where it was devoured by hyenas.
  那只狗被鬣狗拖进到洞中，然后被吞食了，他补充道。
• Time and war have devoured many ancient monuments.
  时间和战争毁掉了许多古代石碑。
• 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。
• He devoured Alice with his eyes.
  他用双眼贪婪地看著爱丽丝。
• He devoured the novel he had bought.
  他贪婪地阅读那本买来的小说。
• 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）。