| 释义 |
de·vour /dɪˈvaʊə(r)/
vt.
1. (猛兽等)吞食
Crocs devoured 40 passengers of a sinking boat. 鳄鱼吞食了一艘沉船的40名乘客。
2. 狼吞虎咽地吃光
The boy devoured his dinner. 那个男孩狼吞虎咽地吃完饭。
3. 挥霍掉，耗尽
Military expenditures devoured more than 40 percent of that country's national revenues. 军费耗费了那个国家总收入的40%。
4. 吞没，席卷，吞灭
The flames devoured the curtains. 火舌吞没帷帘。
5. 贪婪地(或热切地)看(或听、读等)
He devoured the new science fiction. 他贪婪地阅读那本新的科幻小说。
The grandmother's eyes devoured the baby. 祖母的双眼热切地盯着那个婴儿。
6. [常用被动语态]吸引…的全部注意力，充满；使痛苦，折磨
be devoured by curiosity 心中充满好奇
be devoured with ambition 野心勃勃
be devoured by guilt 深感内疚
[< OFr devourer < L dēvorāre to gulp down < DE- + vorāre to devour; 见 VORACIOUS] |