What does devour mean?

To eat something quickly and eagerly. To read something with great enthusiasm. To consume or destroy large amounts of something.

How is devour pronounced?

UK /dɪˈvaʊə/, US /dɪˈvaʊər/.

/dɪˈvaʊə/ · /dɪˈvaʊər/

CEFR level C1Topic Daily lifeWord #6572 in the learning path

狼吞虎咽地吃

v. To eat something quickly and eagerly.

狼吞虎咽地吃

v. To read something with great enthusiasm.

如饥似渴地阅读

v. To consume or destroy large amounts of something.

吞噬；耗尽

After swimming, we devoured the warm bread within minutes.

游泳后，我们几分钟就狼吞虎咽地吃光了热面包。

Large infrastructure projects can devour public funds unless spending is carefully monitored throughout construction.

大型基础设施项目可能耗费巨额公共资金，除非在整个施工过程中严格监督支出。

比eat语气强；也可比喻大量阅读或吞噬资源。

What does devour mean?: To eat something quickly and eagerly. To read something with great enthusiasm. To consume or destroy large amounts of something.
How is devour pronounced?: UK /dɪˈvaʊə/, US /dɪˈvaʊər/. Use the audio buttons above to listen.