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devour

🇬🇧 UK/di'vauә/🇺🇸 US
IELTSTOEFLGREC2

Definitions

v.

To eat quickly and greedily; to destroy or consume completely; to read or watch with great eagerness.

狼吞虎咽;吞噬,毁灭;如饥似渴地阅读或观看

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
dedown, away, reversal
+
voureat, devour
=devour

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The hungry child devoured the entire plate of food in minutes.

  • 2.

    She devours at least three novels every week, unable to get enough of reading.

  • 3.

    The wildfire devoured acres of forest, leaving nothing but ash.

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