devour

英 [dɪˈvaʊər]      美 [dɪˈvaʊ.ɚ]
  • vt. 吞食;毁灭;凝视
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devour 狼吞虎咽

de-, 强调,整个的。-vour, 吃,词源同herbivore, voracity. 即整个吃下去,狼吞虎咽。

devour (v.)
early 14c., from Old French devorer (12c.) "devour, swallow up, engulf," from Latin devorare "swallow down, accept eagerly," from de- "down" (see de-) + vorare "to swallow" (see voracity). Related: Devoured; devouring.
1. 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。
2. Larger fish devour the smaller ones.
大鱼吃小鱼.
3. A medium-sized dog will devour at least one can of food per day.
中型犬每天至少要吃掉一罐狗粮。
4. Insects would make it impossible for us to live in the world; they would devour all our crops and kill our flocks and herds , if it were not for the protection we get from insect - eating animals.
昆虫会使我们无法在这个世界上生存: 如果不是由于食虫动物的 保
5. When one of the pack falls through weakness, the others devour him.
要是有一个狼因为羸弱而倒下, 其它的狼就会把它吞吃下去.

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