devour
英 /dɪˈvaʊə/ 美 /dɪˈvaʊər/
- v. 狼吞虎咽地吃To eat something quickly and eagerly.
- v. 如饥似渴地阅读To read something with great enthusiasm.
- v. 吞噬；耗尽To consume or destroy large amounts of something.
After swimming, we devoured the warm bread within minutes.
游泳后，我们几分钟就狼吞虎咽地吃光了热面包。
Large infrastructure projects can devour public funds unless spending is carefully monitored throughout construction.
大型基础设施项目可能耗费巨额公共资金，除非在整个施工过程中严格监督支出。
搭配
devour a meal 狼吞虎咽地吃饭devour books 如饥似渴地读书devour resources 大量消耗资源
辨析提示
比eat语气强；也可比喻大量阅读或吞噬资源。
词族
近义 gobble、consume
相关词
- dodge 闪开；躲避
- pamper 悉心宠爱；娇惯
- coincide 同时发生
- blindfold 蒙眼布；眼罩
- linger 逗留；迟迟不离开
- frugal 节俭的；朴素的
- indispensable 不可或缺的；必需的
- exceedingly 极其；非常
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