释义
v. 狼吞虎咽地吃
To eat something quickly and eagerly.
v. 如饥似渴地阅读
To read something with great enthusiasm.
v. 吞噬；耗尽
To consume or destroy large amounts of something.
例句
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。
常用搭配
- devour a meal ｜ 狼吞虎咽地吃饭
- devour books ｜ 如饥似渴地读书
- devour resources ｜ 大量消耗资源
近义
- gobble
- consume
用法提示
比eat语气强；也可比喻大量阅读或吞噬资源。
常见问题
- devour 是什么意思？
- v. 狼吞虎咽地吃；v. 如饥似渴地阅读；v. 吞噬；耗尽
- devour 怎么发音？
- 英音 /dɪˈvaʊə/，美音 /dɪˈvaʊər/。点击页面上方的发音按钮可以试听。
