devour
英 [dɪ'vaʊə]
美[dɪ'vaʊɚ]
- vt. 吞食；毁灭；凝视
实用场景例句
- She was devoured by envy and hatred.
- 她心中充满嫉妒和憎恨。
牛津词典
- Flames devoured the house.
- 大火吞噬了这栋房子。
牛津词典
- She devoured everything she could lay her hands on: books, magazines and newspapers.
- 无论是书、杂志，还是报纸，只要能弄得到，她都看得津津有味。
牛津词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- She devoured half an apple pie.
- 她狼吞虎咽地吃下了半个苹果派。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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粮。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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.
期刊摘选
- And I will send fire to the wall of Gaza , And it will devour its palaces.
- 我要降火在迦萨的城墙,烧灭其中的宫殿.
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- I can't sleep until I devour you.
- 我不吃下你甚至无法入睡.
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- And desire not to devour all things which you see around you.
- 不要想着把你周边的东西都狼吞虎咽掉.
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- We watched the flames devour the entire building.
- 我们看着火苗吞噬整座大楼.
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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礼教, 被无情的封建家庭吞噬激情六月天论坛.
期刊摘选
- Larger fish devour the smaller ones.
- 大鱼吃小鱼.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Nor could she devour them by any escapade of a less legitimate description.
- 她也不能通过任何不大合法的自由放荡行为来吞没他们.
辞典例句
- And the sword shall abide on his cities andand devour them, because of their own counsels.
- 6刀剑必临到他们的城邑,毁坏门闩,把人吞灭, 都因他们随从自己的计谋.
期刊摘选
- Or you can choose to accelerate your growth and intentionally devour life and all it offers.
- 又或许你可以选择加速自己的成长,故意地挥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.
- 你们去聚集田野的百兽, 带来吞吃罢.
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- Then Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour for ever?
- 26押尼珥呼叫约押说, 刀剑岂可永远 杀人 吗.
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- Open your doors, O Lebanon, so that fire may devour your cedars!
- 1利巴嫩哪, 开开你的门, 任火烧灭你的香柏树.
期刊摘选
- A large family party would quickly devour all the food in one area.
- 一次大型家庭聚餐会很快吃光一个地方的所有食物.
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- They devour 16 the marlin, leaving only the head, skeleton, and tail.
- 它们吞噬了马林鱼, 只剩下了鱼头 、 骨架和尾巴.
期刊摘选
- Mk. 12:40 Who devour the widows'a pretense make long prayers. These shall receive greater judgment.
- 可十二40他们侵吞寡妇的家产,假意作很长的祷告. 这些人要受更重的刑罚.
期刊摘选
- The big fish continued to devour the little ones.
- 那条大鱼继续吞吃小鱼.
辞典例句
- Make yourself all honey, and the flies will devour you.
- 你若成蜂蜜, 苍蝇吃掉你.
期刊摘选
- To see is to devour.
- 看,便是吞吃.
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同义词辨析
eat, dine, have, consume, devour, gorge, swallow
这些动词均可表示"吃"之意。
eat： 普通用词，使用广泛。既可用于人，也可用于动物。
dine： 正式用词，既可指一日三餐中的任何一餐，也可以指特殊的用餐。
have： 可与eat换用，但强调一次性的动作。
consume： 侧重痛痛快快地吃得一干二净，可用于人和动物。
devour： 指狼吞虎咽地吃，强调吃得既快又彻底。
gorge： 侧重指拼命地吃或塞，强调吃饱或吃得过量。
swallow： 主要指吃的整个过程的第二部分"咽"，并常指咀嚼得匆匆忙忙地吃。
read, devour, scan, skim
这些动词均有"读，阅读"之意。
read： 最普通用词，含义广泛。既指朗读又可指默读。
devour： 指贪婪地读，暗含对某些作者或作品迷恋之义。
scan： 指快速扫视文章等以抓住其要旨。
skim： 指略读或浏览。