英語單詞

devour是什麽意思

devour

英 [dɪ'vaʊə] 美 [dɪ'vaʊɚ]
  • vt. 吞食;毀滅;凝視

中文詞源


devour 狼吞虎咽

de-, 強調,整個的。-vour, 吃,詞源同herbivore, voracity. 即整個吃下去,狼吞虎咽。

英文詞源


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.

雙語例句


1. Finally, making a dreadful mess, they devour the fruit.
最後,他們狼吞虎咽地吃起了水果,果汁滴得到處都是。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Larger fish devour the smaller ones.
大魚吃小魚.

來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》

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糧。

來自柯林斯例句

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.
昆蟲會使我們無法在這個世界上生存: 如果不是由於食蟲動物的 保

來自《用法詞典》

5. When one of the pack falls through weakness, the others devour him.
要是有一個狼因為羸弱而倒下, 其它的狼就會把它吞吃下去.

來自英漢文學 - 嘉莉妹妹

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