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
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  1. VERB 狼吞虎咽地吃;吞食
    If a person or animal devours something, 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。
  2. VERB 如饥似渴地阅读;热切地看
    If you devour a 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。
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双语例句

  1. She devoured half an apple pie.
    她狼吞虎咽地吃下了半个苹果派。
  2. The lions devoured a zebra in a short time.
    狮子一会儿就吃掉了一匹斑马。
  3. He devoured everything he could lay his hands on; books, magazines and newspapers.
    无论是书、杂志，还是报纸，只要能弄得到，他都看得津津有味。
  4. The flames devoured the curtains.
    火焰吞没了帷帘。
  5. 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。
  6. There she came to the sun, but it was too hot and terrible and it devoured little children.
    在那里，她来到了太阳，但它太炎热和可怕的，它吞噬小孩。
  7. In three or four weeks, Marius had devoured this bliss.
    马吕斯饱啖这一幸福已有三或四个星期。
  8. For they greedily devoured what was left of the cake.
    他们贪婪地吞掉了剩下的蛋糕。
  9. I devoured my bread and drank my coffee, but I should have been glad of as much more-I was still hungry.
    我狼吞虎咽地吃下了面包，喝下了咖啡，可是如果再来这么一份，我还是很高兴&我还饿。
  10. The lion devoured the deer.
    狮子狼吞虎咽地把鹿吃了下去。
  11. 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）。
  12. I literally devoured the food down.
    我狼吞虎咽的吃完所有食物。
  13. She devoured a whole tin of beans.
    她吞下了一大罐豆子。
  14. Time and war have devoured many ancient monuments.
    时间和战争毁掉了许多古代石碑。
  15. His eyes were devoured with anger.
    他的眼里充满了愤怒。
  16. Anthony devoured half his burger in one bite.
    安东尼一口吃掉了半个汉堡包。
  17. He devoured Alice with his eyes.
    他用双眼贪婪地看著爱丽丝。
  18. He devoured all the books I gave him.
    他贪婪地阅读我给他的所有书籍。
  19. He had devoured the newspapers sent out to him from england.
    他急切地阅读了从英国寄给他的报纸。
  20. He devoured the novel he had bought.
    他贪婪地阅读那本买来的小说。
  21. The entire carcass, hide, guts and bones, will quickly be devoured.
    整个动物尸体，包括皮、内脏和骨，很快便会被吞噬。
  22. He devoured the traditional literature of food and wine pairing and found it wanting.
    他仔细研究了食物和葡萄酒搭配的传统，并且发现了其中的不足。
  23. 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。
  24. The children must have been starved when they came in for dinner because they devoured their food.
    这些孩子一进来吃饭，就把碗儿吃了个精光，他们一定是饿极了。
  25. The hungry boy devoured his dinner.
    饥饿的男孩将饭狼吞虎咽地吃了下去。
  26. I serve by being devoured thin, I am quick, fat I am slow, Wind is my foe, What am I?
    我被吞噬薄的服务，我快我慢，脂肪，风是我的敌人，我是什么？
  27. Flames quickly devoured the building.
    火焰很快吞噬了建筑。
  28. Fire had devoured our home.
    火灾毁灭了我的家园。
  29. The lion devoured its kill.
    狮子吞食了它的猎物。
  30. But in the end this huge donkey was devoured by the small tiger.
    但到后来，大驴子还是被小老虎吃掉了。
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