devour

[dɪˈvaʊə(r)]
  • 释义

  • 狼吞虎咽地吃光;吞没，毁灭;全神贯注地看;

  • 词义辨析
  • devour, consume, eat, ingest, swallow
  • 这几个词共同的意思是“吃”。它们的区别在于:eat最常用,指放入口中经过咀嚼再吞咽下去的过程,对人或物都适用,引申指缓慢地逐渐腐蚀或消磨过程; consume指吃完全部食物或喝光所有饮料,引申指消耗光所有的物质、金钱等; devour强调狼吞虎咽地吃,引申指吞灭或毁灭; ingest是生理学用语,指咽下或吸收的过程; swallow指不经过充分咀嚼就囫囵吞入肚中,强调匆忙。例如:
    The termites have eaten deep into the wood.白蚁已经把木头蛀得很深了。
    The fire soon consumed the wooden building.大火不久就烧毁了这座木头建筑物。
    He was devoured by hate.他满腔怨恨。
    Twelve workers have ingested radioactive substances well above the permitted maximum.12名工人摄入体内的放射性物质已大大超过最大限度。
    This drug can't be swallowed; it has to be injected.这药不能吞服,只能注射。
  • read，devour，scan，skim
  • 这些动词均有“读、阅读”之意。
    read最普通用词，含义广泛。既指朗读又可指默读。
    devour指贪婪地读，暗含对某些作者或作品迷恋之义。
    scan指快速扫视文章等以抓其要旨或找寻某一具体信息。
    skim指略读或浏览。
  • 双语例句
  • 1、

    And the sword shall abide on his cities andand devour them, because of their own counsels.

    6刀剑必临到他们的城邑,毁坏门闩,把人吞灭, 都因他们随从自己的计谋.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 2、

    The big fish continued to devour the little ones.

    那条大鱼继续吞吃小鱼.

    辞典例句
  • 3、

    Open your doors, O Lebanon, so that fire may devour your cedars!

    1利巴嫩哪, 开开你的门, 任火烧灭你的香柏树.

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  • 4、

    Finally, making a dreadful mess, they devour the fruit.

    最后，他们狼吞虎咽地吃起了水果，果汁滴得到处都是。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 5、

    Her lifetime is ruined in feudalism feudal and rite, is devour by merciless feudalism family.

    她的一生葬送于封建礼教, 被无情的封建家庭吞噬激情六月天论坛.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 6、

    Then Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour for ever?

    26押尼珥呼叫约押说, 刀剑岂可永远 杀人 吗.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 7、

    Make yourself all honey, and the flies will devour you.

    你若成蜂蜜, 苍蝇吃掉你.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 8、

    Go, gather all the beasts of the field; Bring them to devour.

    你们去聚集田野的百兽, 带来吞吃罢.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 9、

    Larger fish devour the smaller ones.

    大鱼吃小鱼.

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 10、

    They devour 16 the marlin, leaving only the head, skeleton, and tail.

    它们吞噬了马林鱼, 只剩下了鱼头 、 骨架和尾巴.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 11、

    But I will send a fire upon Teman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.

    12我却要降火在毯螅,烧灭波斯拉的宫殿.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 12、

    Mk. 12:40 Who devour the widows'a pretense make long prayers. These shall receive greater judgment.

    可十二40他们侵吞寡妇的家产,假意作很长的祷告. 这些人要受更重的刑罚.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 13、

    For the hungry teeth of time devour , and the silent footed years pursue.

    饥饿的时间狼吞虎咽, 无情的岁月在悄悄前进.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 14、

    Or you can choose to accelerate your growth and intentionally devour life and all it offers.

    又或许你可以选择加速自己的成长,故意地挥霍生活及其提供的一切.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 15、

    To see is to devour.

    看,便是吞吃.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 16、

    We watched the flames devour the entire building.

    我们看着火苗吞噬整座大楼.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 17、

    But when they find a juicy morsel for themselves, they devour it in silence, hensure.

    但当是她们自己发现了一小块美食时, 就会悄悄地很温驯地吞下去.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 18、

    Which devour widows'houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation.

    他们侵吞寡妇的家产 、 假意作很长的祷告.这些人要受更重的刑罚.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 19、

    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.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 20、

    Nor could she devour them by any escapade of a less legitimate description.

    她也不能通过任何不大合法的自由放荡行为来吞没他们.

    ——辞典例句
  • 21、

    I can't sleep until I devour you.

    我不吃下你甚至无法入睡.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 22、

    North African mongoose; in ancient times thought to devour crocodile eggs.

    非洲北部獴; 古代曾被认为吞吃鳄鱼蛋.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 23、

    And I will send fire to the wall of Gaza , And it will devour its palaces.

    7我却要降火在迦萨的城墙,烧灭其中的宫殿.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 24、

    It is the ravening lion roaming the earth seeking whom it may devour.

    它就像荒野中游荡的狮子,在寻找可以吞食的猎物.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 25、

    And desire not to devour all things which you see around you.

    不要想着把你周边的东西都狼吞虎咽掉.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 26、

    They devour the houses of widows and, as a pretext recite lengthy prayers.

    他们吞没了寡妇的家产, 而以长久的祈祷作掩饰.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 27、

    And Abner called out to Joab and said, Shall the sword devour forever?

    26押尼珥呼叫约押说, 刀剑岂可永远吞灭人 么 ?

    ——期刊摘选
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