de·vour
verb/dɪˈvaʊə(r)/
/dɪˈvaʊər/
Verb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they devour | /dɪˈvaʊə(r)/ /dɪˈvaʊər/ |
| he / she / it devours | /dɪˈvaʊəz/ /dɪˈvaʊərz/ |
| past simple devoured | /dɪˈvaʊəd/ /dɪˈvaʊərd/ |
| past participle devoured | /dɪˈvaʊəd/ /dɪˈvaʊərd/ |
| -ing form devouring | /dɪˈvaʊərɪŋ/ /dɪˈvaʊərɪŋ/ |
- devour something to eat all of something quickly, especially because you are very hungry
（尤指因饥饿而）狼吞虎咽地吃光 - He devoured half of his burger in one bite.
他一口吞下半个汉堡包。 - The animal quickly devoured its prey.
那只动物很快就把猎物吞食掉了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- eagerly
- greedily
- hungrily
- …
- He devoured half of his burger in one bite.
- to read or look at something with great interest and enthusiasm
津津有味地看；如饥似渴地读 - She devoured everything she could lay her hands on: books, magazines and newspapers.
无论是书、杂志，还是报纸，只要能弄到手，她都看得津津有味。 - His dark eyes devoured her beauty.
他的黑眸吞噬了她的美丽。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- eagerly
- greedily
- hungrily
- …
- She devoured everything she could lay her hands on: books, magazines and newspapers.
- devour somebody/something (formal) to destroy somebody/something
吞没；吞噬；毁灭 - Flames devoured the house.
大火吞噬了这栋房子。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- eagerly
- greedily
- hungrily
- …
- Flames devoured the house.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French devorer, from Latin devorare, from de- ‘down’ + vorare ‘to swallow’.
Idioms
be devoured by something
- to be filled with a strong emotion that seems to control you
心中充满（强烈的情感） - She was devoured by envy and hatred.
她心中充满嫉妒和憎恨。
- She was devoured by envy and hatred.