devoured

[dɪˈvaʊəd]
  • 释义

  • 吞没( devour的过去式和过去分词 );耗尽;津津有味地看;狼吞虎咽地吃光;

  • 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、

    The fire devoured the forest.

    大火吞没了森林.

    ——《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • 2、

    She devoured half an apple pie.

    她狼吞虎咽地吃下了半个苹果派。

    辞典例句
  • 3、

    I am devoured with anxiety.

    我忧愁极了.

    ——《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • 4、

    Perhaps it has devoured the Greeks and their ships.

    或许它吞吃了希腊人和他们的船只.

    辞典例句
  • 5、

    He devoured her with his eyes , ie looked at her lustfully.

    他用色迷迷的目光盯着她.

    辞典例句
  • 6、

    They would not be devoured by this gorgon of the East.

    他们不愿被这个东部的妖怪吃掉.

    辞典例句
  • 7、

    He methodically and placidly devoured a loaf of bread.

    他只顾有条不紊,不动声色地把一整只面包都吃光.

    辞典例句
  • 8、

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

    无论是书、杂志，还是报纸，只要能弄得到，她都看得津津有味。

    《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
  • 9、

    He devoured the food greedily.

    他贪婪地吞咽着食物.

    《简明英汉词典》
  • 10、

    The hungry dog devoured the dish of meat.

    那只饿狗把那盘肉一下子全吃光了.

    辞典例句
  • 11、

    He was devoured by guilt.

    他深感内疚.

    辞典例句
  • 12、

    He devoured it, his brain reeling.

    一目十行地看完, 他的脑子就像腾云驾雾一般.

    英汉文学 - 败坏赫德莱堡
  • 13、

    The lions devoured a zebra in a short time.

    狮子一会儿就吃掉了一匹斑马.

    《简明英汉词典》
  • 14、

    Eagerly, he had devoured the rest of the page, turned over.

    他紧张地把那页信读完, 翻了过去.

    辞典例句
  • 15、

    He devoured the new detective story.

    他一口气读完那本新侦探小说.

    辞典例句
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