devour

di'vauә

六级托福雅思GRE Collins 1

v. destroy completely
v. enjoy avidly
v. eat immoderately
v. eat greedily

vt. 吞食, 挥霍, 吞没

Collins 星级

9,824

BNC 频率

8,478

使用频率

devour 由前缀 de-（表示去掉、完全）和词根 vour（来源于拉丁语 vorare，意为吞食）构成，整体意思是“彻底吞食”。

例句

1. The hungry dog will devour its food in seconds.

那只饥饿的狗会在几秒钟内吞下它的食物。

2. She loves to devour mystery novels in her free time.

她喜欢在空闲时间狂热地阅读悬疑小说。

3. After the long hike, they were ready to devour a big meal.

在长途徒步旅行之后，他们准备大口吃一顿丰盛的饭。