- 饥饿地、贪婪地、狼吞虎咽地吃,吃光,贪食:
The hungry man devoured his dinner.
那饿汉狼吞虎咽地把饭吃光了。
- (猛兽等)吞食,吞光:
The tiger devoured its prey.
老虎吞食了捕获到的动物。
- 吞噬,吞没,吞灭,毁灭,消灭,席卷:
Fire devoured the entire building.
大火烧毁了整幢大楼。
The flames devoured the museum.
火焰吞没了那座博物馆。
- 聚精会神地注视,凝视,盯着看,贪看,贪听,热切地倾听,贪婪地读,耽读:
The child devours fairy tales.
小孩贪婪地倾听神话故事。
He devoured the new novel.
他贪婪地看完了那本新小说。
- [常用被动语态]完全吸引,吸引…的全部注意力;充满,使着迷,使专心,使全神贯注;折磨,使痛苦:
She was devoured by jealousy.
她心中充满嫉妒。
The old man was devoured by disease.
老人受疾病折磨。
- 耗尽,用尽(财产等);挥霍掉:
He devoured a lot of money.
他挥霍掉大笔金钱。