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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 9824 COCA: 8478

devour

verb
/dɪˈvaʊə(r)/
/dɪˈvaʊər/
Verb Forms
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/
Idioms
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  1. 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 synonym gobble
    • 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。
    Topics Feelingsc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • eagerly
    • greedily
    • hungrily
    • …
    See full entry
  2. 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.他的黑眼睛吞噬了她的美丽。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • eagerly
    • greedily
    • hungrily
    • …
    See full entry
  3. devour somebody/something (formal) to destroy somebody/something吞没；吞噬；毁灭 synonym engulf
    • Flames devoured the house.大火吞噬了这栋房子。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • eagerly
    • greedily
    • hungrily
    • …
    See full entry
    4. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French devorer, from Latin devorare, from de- ‘down’ + vorare ‘to swallow’.
Idioms
be devoured by something
  1. 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。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 9824 COCA: 8478
devour

verb

ADVERB➤eagerly, greedily, hungrily急切地吞食；貪婪地吞食；飢餓地吞咽◇He devoured the food greedily.他貪婪地吞咽下食物。➤quickly迅速吞食◇The animal quickly devoured its prey.那隻動物很快就把獵物吞食掉了。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 9824 COCA: 8478
devour verb
⇨ eat
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 9824 COCA: 8478
devour
To eat in a particular way: bite, bolt, cannibalize...
To listen: hear out, listen, hear from...
General words meaning to read: read, study, devour...
To watch someone or something: surveille, watch, observe...
What feelings and emotions do: come over, return, run away with...
To destroy or severely damage something: destroy, ruin, devastate...

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