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每日一词单词(每日一词devour)

每日一词单词

devour

英 [dɪˈvaʊə]

美 [dɪˈvaʊər]

v.

狼吞虎咽地吃;吞噬;吞没;摧毁;贪婪地快速读;心中充满

第三人称单数: devours

现在分词: devouring

过去式: devoured

过去分词: devoured

英文释义:

1. devour something to eat all of something quickly, especially because you are very hungry

狼吞虎咽,狼吞虎咽地吃东西

2. to read or look at something with great interest and enthusiasm

带着极大的兴趣和热情阅读或看某物

3. devour somebody/th (formal) to destroy somebody/something

吞噬某人/某物

举个例子[微笑]:

1.She devoured everything she could lay her hands on: books, magazines and newspapers.

她贪婪地阅读她能找到的一切:书籍、杂志和报纸。

2.While I tried to devour my tears, a fit of coughing seized Helen.

我竭力咽下眼泪,这时海伦一阵咳嗽。

3.A large family party would quickly devour all the food in one area.

一次大型家庭聚餐会很快吃光一个地方的所有食物.

4.An army of slaves, vast beyond imaging, ready to devour tiny Greece.

是一支奴隶大军, 庞大得难超乎想象, 准备要吞噬渺小的希腊.

单词辨析“

dine 正式用词,既可指一日三餐中的任何一餐,也可以指特殊的用餐。

gorge 侧重指拼命地吃或塞,强调吃饱或吃得过量。

have 可与eat换用,但强调一次性的动作。

swallow 主要指吃的整个过程的第二部分“咽”,并常指咀嚼得匆匆忙忙地吃。

eat 普通用词,使用广泛。既可用于人,也可用于动物。

devour 指狼吞虎咽地吃,强调吃得既快又彻底。

consume 侧重痛痛快快地吃得一干二净,可用于人和动物。

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