
英:/'dɪˈvaʊər/ 美:/'dɪˈvaʊər/
狼吞虎咽
过去式:devoured 过去分词:devoured 现在分词:devouring 第三人称单数:devours
CET6,TOEFL,GRE,SAT
v. 吞食;毁灭
To our surprise, the fire soon devoured the building and no one survived.
令我们惊讶的是,大火很快就吞噬了这座大楼,没有人幸存。
The child is devouring the borrowed book.
这个小孩在如饥似渴地读借来的书。
When she was devoured by envy, she could no longer be happy.
当她心中充满嫉妒之情后,便再也快乐不起来了。
The lion hungrily devoured the zebra.
狮子饥饿地吞食着斑马
The dogs come and devour the bacon.
狗来吃掉了肉。
Passing the pangolin around like a football, inquisitive lions spent hours trying to devour the armor-plated creature.
好奇的狮子们把穿山甲像足球一样传来传去,花了好几个小时试图吃掉这个被盔甲包裹的生物。
A medium-sized dog will devour at least one can of food plus biscuits per day.
一只中等大小的狗每天至少要干掉一罐食物外加饼干。
Brother, I pray you, do not drink of this brook; you will be changed into a wolf, and devour me.
哥哥,我求求你,不要喝这个小溪的水;你会变成一头狼,然后把我吞掉。
Her eyes devour the beautiful dress.
她两眼贪婪的看着那漂亮裙子。
vt.|devastate/wrack and ruin;吞食;毁灭;凝视
"Devour"是一个多义词,主要包含以下三层含义:
1. 字面含义:快速且大量地进食 指动物或人急促、贪婪地吞食食物。例如:"The lion devoured its prey within minutes"(狮子在几分钟内吞食了猎物)。这种用法常见于生物学和日常生活场景,强调进食的速度与彻底性。
2. 引申含义:专注且急切地吸收信息 描述对知识、文字材料的高度投入状态。例如:"She devoured three novels during the weekend"(她周末如饥似渴地读完了三本小说)。此用法在文学评论和教育领域常见,突显精神层面的"吞噬"感。
3. 比喻用法:毁灭性力量的吞噬 表达具有破坏力的自然现象或强烈情感的覆盖性影响。例如:"Flames devoured the historic building"(火焰吞没了历史建筑),或"Jealousy was devouring his heart"(嫉妒吞噬着他的心)。这种用法在新闻报道与艺术创作中多用于渲染张力。
该词源自古法语"devorer",经拉丁语"devorare"(de-完全 + vorare吃)演变而来,核心语义始终围绕"彻底吞没"展开。
“devour”是一个动词,主要有以下含义和用法:
指快速、贪婪地吃掉某物,通常带有强烈的饥饿感或食欲。
例句:The lion devoured its prey in minutes.
近义词:gobble, consume, wolf down.
用于描述对知识、信息或体验的强烈渴望,强调全神贯注或极度投入。
例句:She devoured the novel in one night.
常见搭配:devour books/movies/information.
表示被某种强烈的情感(如嫉妒、恐惧)或自然力量(如火焰、洪水)完全占据或毁灭。
例句:The flames devoured the entire forest.
近义词:engulf, overwhelm.
如果需进一步了解具体语境中的用法,可以提供例句进行解析。
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