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de.vour objHdI5vaJE5, $-5vaJLv [T]to eat eagerly and in large amounts so that nothing is left吞食，狼吞虎咽The young cubs hungrily devoured the deer that the lion had killed.幼狮们饥肠辘辘，吞下了大狮子杀死的鹿。He's just devoured the most enormous plateful of spaghetti.他刚刚吞下一满盘子的意大利面条。(fig.) She's a very keen reader--she just devours (= reads quickly and eagerly) one book after another.她是个读书狂----她就是一本接一本如饥似渴地读。(fig.) The flames quickly devoured (= destroyed) the building.火焰很快吞噬了建筑。(fig.) If you are devoured by an emotion, esp. a bad feeling, you feel it very strongly and it strongly influences your behaviour.心中充满(某种感情)He was devoured by jealousy.他心中充满嫉妒。
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