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  4. devour

devour

/dɪˈvaʊər/
吞噬

The lion devoured its prey in seconds.

狮子在几秒钟内吞噬了猎物。


非正式

吃得非常快或贪婪地吃

She devoured the pizza as if she hadn't eaten in days.

她贪婪地吃着披萨,就像几天没吃饭一样。

通常用于描述吃得非常快或非常贪婪的行为。

figurative

完全占有或消耗

The fire devoured the entire forest.

大火吞噬了整个森林。

比喻性地描述某物被完全消耗或毁灭。

搭配

devour books大量阅读devour food狼吞虎咽地吃

同义词

consumegobblegorge

反义词

fastabstain

相关短语

devour someone with one's eyes成语
用眼睛贪婪地看

专业提示

使用场景

在描述吃得非常快或贪婪时,可以使用 'devour';在比喻性地描述消耗或毁灭时,也可以使用。

黄金法则

避免误用

不要用于描述普通的吃饭行为,通常用于强调贪婪或快速的行为。

词源

来自古法语 'devorer',源自拉丁语 'devorare',意为 '吞噬'。

用法说明

在正式语境中,通常用于比喻性的消耗或毁灭;在非正式语境中,多用于描述吃得非常快或贪婪的行为。

单词拆解

de-
完全
prefix
+
-vour
吃
root
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