devour
英 [d?'va??]
美[d?'va??]
- vt. 吞食；毀滅；凝視
GRE低頻詞CET6+TEM4IELTSTOEFLCET6常用詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱單數(shù):?devours;過去式:?devoured;過去分詞:?devoured;現(xiàn)在分詞:?devouring;
中文詞源
devour 狼吞虎咽
de-, 強調(diào)，整個的。-vour, 吃，詞源同herbivore, voracity. 即整個吃下去，狼吞虎咽。
英英釋意
- 1. destroy completely;
- "Fire had devoured our home"
- 2. enjoy avidly;
- "She devoured his novels"
- 3. eat immoderately;
- "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"
- 4. eat greedily;
- "he devoured three sandwiches"
英文詞源
- devour (v.)
- early 14c., from Old French devorer (12c.) "devour, swallow up, engulf," from Latin devorare "swallow down, accept eagerly," from de- "down" (see de-) + vorare "to swallow" (see voracity). Related: Devoured; devouring.
同義詞辨析
eat, dine, have, consume, devour, gorge, swallow
這些動詞均可表示"吃"之意。
eat： 普通用詞，使用廣泛。既可用于人，也可用于動物。
dine： 正式用詞，既可指一日三餐中的任何一餐，也可以指特殊的用餐。
have： 可與eat換用，但強調(diào)一次性的動作。
consume： 側(cè)重痛痛快快地吃得一干二凈，可用于人和動物。
devour： 指狼吞虎咽地吃，強調(diào)吃得既快又徹底。
gorge： 側(cè)重指拼命地吃或塞，強調(diào)吃飽或吃得過量。
swallow： 主要指吃的整個過程的第二部分"咽"，并常指咀嚼得匆匆忙忙地吃。
read, devour, scan, skim
這些動詞均有"讀，閱讀"之意。
read： 最普通用詞，含義廣泛。既指朗讀又可指默讀。
devour： 指貪婪地讀，暗含對某些作者或作品迷戀之義。
scan： 指快速掃視文章等以抓住其要旨。
skim： 指略讀或瀏覽。
實用場景例句
- She was devoured by envy and hatred.
- 她心中充滿嫉妒和憎恨。
牛津詞典
- Flames devoured the house.
- 大火吞噬了這棟房子。
牛津詞典
- She devoured everything she could lay her hands on: books, magazines and newspapers.
- 無論是書、雜志，還是報紙，只要能弄得到，她都看得津津有味。
牛津詞典
- She began devouring newspapers when she was only 12.
- 年僅 12 歲時，她就開始如饑似渴地閱讀報紙。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- She devoured half an apple pie.
- 她狼吞虎咽地吃下了半個蘋果派。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- 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糧。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- North African mongoose; in ancient times thought to devour crocodile eggs.
- 非洲北部獴; 古代曾被認為吞吃鱷魚蛋.
期刊摘選
- And I will send fire to the wall of Gaza , And it will devour its palaces.
- 我要降火在迦薩的城墻,燒滅其中的宮殿.
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- I can't sleep until I devour you.
- 我不吃下你甚至無法入睡.
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- And desire not to devour all things which you see around you.
- 不要想著把你周邊的東西都狼吞虎咽掉.
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- We watched the flames devour the entire building.
- 我們看著火苗吞噬整座大樓.
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- Her lifetime is ruined in feudalism feudal and rite, is devour by merciless feudalism family.
- 她的一生葬送于封建禮教, 被無情的封建家庭吞噬激情六月天論壇.
期刊摘選
- Larger fish devour the smaller ones.
- 大魚吃小魚.
《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- Nor could she devour them by any escapade of a less legitimate description.
- 她也不能通過任何不大合法的自由放蕩行為來吞沒他們.
辭典例句
- And the sword shall abide on his cities andand devour them, because of their own counsels.
- 6刀劍必臨到他們的城邑,毀壞門閂,把人吞滅, 都因他們隨從自己的計謀.
期刊摘選
- Or you can choose to accelerate your growth and intentionally devour life and all it offers.
- 又或許你可以選擇加速自己的成長,故意地揮霍生活及其提供的一切.
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- Go, gather all the beasts of the field; Bring them to devour.
- 你們?nèi)ゾ奂镆暗陌佾F, 帶來吞吃罷.
期刊摘選
- Then Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour for ever?
- 26押尼珥呼叫約押說, 刀劍豈可永遠 殺人 嗎.
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- Open your doors, O Lebanon, so that fire may devour your cedars!
- 1利巴嫩哪, 開開你的門, 任火燒滅你的香柏樹.
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- A large family party would quickly devour all the food in one area.
- 一次大型家庭聚餐會很快吃光一個地方的所有食物.
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- They devour 16 the marlin, leaving only the head, skeleton, and tail.
- 它們吞噬了馬林魚, 只剩下了魚頭 、 骨架和尾巴.
期刊摘選
- Mk. 12:40 Who devour the widows'a pretense make long prayers. These shall receive greater judgment.
- 可十二40他們侵吞寡婦的家產(chǎn),假意作很長的禱告. 這些人要受更重的刑罰.
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- The big fish continued to devour the little ones.
- 那條大魚繼續(xù)吞吃小魚.
辭典例句
- Make yourself all honey, and the flies will devour you.
- 你若成蜂蜜, 蒼蠅吃掉你.
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- To see is to devour.
- 看,便是吞吃.
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