devour
释义
To eat something quickly and hungrily, swallowing it all
狼吞虎咽地吃；大口吃光
To consume or destroy something completely (of fire, time, etc.)
（火、时间等）吞噬，彻底消耗或毁灭
To take in eagerly with the eyes or mind; to read or watch greedily
如饥似渴地阅读/观看；贪婪地吸收
词根拆分
词根派生de-（向下、彻底）+ vour（来自拉丁语 vorāre 吞食）=「彻底吃下去」。前缀加上了「完结」的意味：不只是吃，而是吃到一点不剩。正是这种「彻底吞噬」的感觉，让 devour 能当比喻用——火 devour 一片森林，读者 devour 一本书——对象被彻底而饥饿地消耗掉。
词根 vor 还连着 9 个词常用搭配
- 1.devour a book如饥似渴地读书
- 2.devour food大口吃东西
- 3.be devoured by flames被火焰吞噬
- 4.devour eagerly贪婪地吞食
例句
- 1.
The children were so hungry they devoured the whole pizza in minutes.
孩子们饿坏了，几分钟就把整张披萨吃光了。
- 2.
Flames quickly devoured the old wooden barn.
火焰很快吞噬了那座旧木谷仓。
- 3.
She devours mystery novels, often finishing one in a single night.
她如饥似渴地读推理小说，常常一晚上就看完一本。
- 4.
The shark devoured its prey in a single, violent bite.
鲨鱼一口就凶猛地吞掉了猎物。
近义词对比
- devour —— 又快又彻底地吃，带饥饿或贪婪；画面感强，常用作比喻
- eat —— 平实中性的词，不带情绪
- gobble —— 又快又出声地吃，语气略显孩子气/滑稽
- consume —— 正式/术语；指用尽任何东西（食物、燃料、资源）
- gorge —— 吃到撑，通常说 gorge oneself on