devour

更新时间:2026-08-13 14:41:22   栏目: 英语词典

读音 英 [dɪˈvaʊə(r)];美 [dɪˈvaʊər] 意思 及物动词 狼吞虎咽地吃;吞食:指快速且贪婪地吃东西,常用来描述动物或人极度饥饿时进食的状态。

例如:The hungry dog devoured the meat in seconds.(饥饿的狗几秒钟就把肉吞光了。)

毁灭;吞噬:表示某种力量迅速而彻底地破坏、消耗或占据某物。

例如:The fire devoured the old building within hours.(大火在几小时内就吞噬了那座旧建筑。)

如饥似渴地阅读;热切地看:形容人对书籍、信息等充满渴望地吸收。

例如:She devoured every book she could find on the subject.(她如饥似渴地阅读她能找到的关于这个主题的每一本书。)

强烈地影响;使着迷:某种情感或欲望完全控制某人。

例如:Jealousy devoured him when he saw his rival with her.(当他看到情敌和她在一起时,嫉妒吞噬了他。)

网络释义 在网络上,“devour” 常用于文学作品赏析、美食文化分享以及灾难新闻报道等场景。

在文学评论中,会用 “devour a novel” 描述读者沉浸于小说情节;美食博客可能出现 “devour a feast” 形容享受美食的情景;灾难报道里,“devour by flames/floods” 用来描述灾害的破坏力。

常用搭配短语 devour food(吞食食物):The lions devour food hungrily after a long day of hunting.(经过一整天的捕猎,狮子们饥饿地吞食食物。)

devour a book(如饥似渴地读书):He can devour a book in one sitting.(他能一口气读完一本书。)

be devoured by(被……吞噬;深受……困扰):The city was devoured by darkness as night fell.(随着夜幕降临,这座城市被黑暗吞噬。)

造句 The starving man devoured the bread ravenously.(那个饥饿的人狼吞虎咽地吃着面包。)

The caterpillar devoured the leaves of the plant.(毛毛虫吃光了植物的叶子。)

She sat in the corner, devouring a mystery novel.(她坐在角落里,如饥似渴地读着一本悬疑小说。)

The wildfire devoured acres of forest.(野火吞噬了大片森林。)

His ambition devoured him, making him neglect his family.(他的野心吞噬了他,使他忽视了自己的家庭。)

The monster in the movie seemed to devour everything in its path.(电影里的怪物似乎把沿途的一切都吞掉了。)

The children devoured the ice cream on a hot summer day.(在炎热的夏日,孩子们大口大口地吃着冰淇淋。)

The old house was slowly devoured by decay.(那座老房子慢慢地被腐朽侵蚀。)

He was devoured by curiosity and couldn't wait to open the box.(他充满了好奇心,迫不及待地打开盒子。)

The virus devoured the data on his computer.(病毒破坏了他电脑上的数据。