devouring

[dɪ'vaʊərɪŋ]
  • 释义

  • 吞没( devour的现在分词 );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、

    She began devouring newspapers when she was only 12.

    年仅12岁时，她就开始如饥似渴地阅读报纸。

    柯林斯例句
  • 2、

    Smoke rose in his nostrils devouring fire poured from his mouth ; it kindled coals into flame.

    由他的鼻孔涌车楔烟,由他的口中喷出烈炎,由他的身上射出火炭.

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  • 3、

    The hungry boy was devouring his dinner.

    那饥饿的孩子狼吞虎咽地吃饭.

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  • 4、

    The icy wind is deliberately devouring the vague night.

    冰冷的风肆意的吞噬着这蒙胧的夜.

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  • 5、

    In her mind, it was a female mantis, devouring her mates.

    她的意识中, 是一只雌螳螂, 正吞咽她的配偶.

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  • 6、

    He sat by the fire, devouring beef and onions.

    他坐在火炉旁, 狼吞虎咽地吃着牛肉和洋葱.

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  • 7、

    On the verge of starvation, they ended up devouring their owner's flesh.

    濒临饥荒之际, 它们最终吃掉了主人的肉.

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  • 8、

    Then suddenly, two dragons appear from the dark clouds. The dragons were devouring one another.

    突然, 两条龙从墨黑的云层中现身, 在互相攻击,想将对方吞噬.

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  • 9、

    Thriving on the hormones, the Snakehead fish grow to monstrous proportions , devouring everything within reach.

    在荷尔蒙的作用下, 黑鱼长成了巨型的怪物, 狼吞虎咽掉一切遇到的东西,并具有了在陆地捕食的能力.

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  • 10、

    He is devouring novel after novel.

    他一味贪看小说.

    辞典例句
  • 11、

    When we cannot be delivered from ourselves, we delight in devouring ourselves.

    当我们不能自生, 那就庆祝我们自灭吧.

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  • 12、

    She sits down on the ottoman beside Eliza, devouring her with her eyes.

    她坐在长榻上伊莉莎旁边饱看她一顿.

    辞典例句
  • 13、

    Devouring Plague helps ease up a lot of the damage the warrior is putting out.

    噬灵瘟疫能大幅减轻战士造成的伤害.

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  • 14、

    Devouring all light and hope.

    吞噬一切光亮和但愿.

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  • 15、

    Devouring Plague: The bonus coefficient has been increased to be on par with other DoT spells.

    吞噬瘟疫: 奖金系数已增加到上与其他运输部规定.

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