Devour
[ dɪ'vaʊɚ ]
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vt. 狼吞虎咽地吃光;吞没，毁灭;全神贯注地看;
💡 词根助记
de下去+vour=vor吃→吞吃下去 → 狼吞虎咽地吃,拼命吃
📝 例句
I tried to devour my repentance and disgust in secret.
我竭力暗自吞咽我的后悔和憎恨。
He devoured the novel he had bought.
他贪婪地阅读那本买来的小说。
North African mongoose; in ancient times thought to devour crocodile eggs.
非洲北部獴；古代曾被认为吞吃鳄鱼蛋。
He was devoured by guilt.
他深感内疚。
The flames soon devoured the entire building.
大火不久便吞噬了整幢建筑。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ devour-狼吞虎咽地吃,savour-品尝:狼吞虎咽地吃就不叫品尝了
※ de-拼音“德”,v-“胜利”的象征,our-我们的:如果让德国军队胜利了,那我们的家园就会被毁灭
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
devour
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著她.
(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）.
🔁 扩展释义
*[di'vauә]vt. 吞食, 挥霍, 吞没
📖 同为「博士」词汇
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His experience will be valuable to both of us.
他的经验对你我都很有用。
Finished labours are pleasant.
大功告成，好不高兴。
Which language is spoken by the largest number of people in the world?
世界上哪种语言说的人最多？