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英语单词:devour

意思翻译

devour

verb [ T ] uk/dɪˈvaʊər/ us/dɪˈvaʊ.ɚ/

狼吞虎咽,吞食

to eat something eagerly and in large amounts so that nothing is left

The young cubs hungrily devoured the deer. 幼狮们贪婪地吞食着鹿肉。

literary吞噬,毁灭

to destroy something completely

The flames quickly devoured the building. 火焰很快吞噬了那座建筑物。

如饥似渴地阅读

to read books or literature quickly and eagerly

She loves to read - she devours one book after another. 她非常喜欢读书——如饥似渴地读了一本又一本。

Idiom

be devoured by something(某种情感)吞噬,充满(某种情感)

to feel an emotion, especially a bad emotion, very strongly so that it strongly influences your behaviour

He was devoured by jealousy/hatred. 他内心充满了嫉妒/仇恨。