devour

动词

1. 1

   吞食、狼吞虎咽

   The children devoured three pizzas in under ten minutes.

   孩子们不到十分钟就把三个披萨吃得精光。

2. 2

   如饥似渴地阅读、埋头看

   She devoured every novel the author had ever written.

   她把那位作家写过的小说全都读了个遍。

3. 3

   吞没、摧毁

   Flames devoured the old warehouse in a matter of hours.

   大火在几个小时内就吞没了那座旧仓库。

4. 4

   折磨、啃噬常用被动

   He was devoured by guilt after the argument with his father.

   跟父亲吵架之后，他被罪恶感啃噬著。