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
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I can't make up my mind about it.
关于那件事，我还不能做决定。
Where will they be going for their holiday?
他们休假时要上哪去？
While my friend, George, was reading in bed, two thieves climbed into his kitchen.
当我的朋友乔治在床上看书时，两个小偷爬进了他的厨房。