devour
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++de·vour /dɪˈvaʊə $ -ˈvaʊr/ ●○○ verb [transitive] 1 DFEATto eat something quickly because you are very hungry 狼吞虎咽地吃 The boys devoured their pancakes. 男孩子们狼吞虎咽地把薄煎饼吃了。► see thesaurus at eat2 READto read something quickly and eagerly, or watch something with great interest 如饥似渴地阅读；津津有味地看 He devoured science fiction books. 他如饥似渴地读科幻小说。3 be devoured by something STRONG FEELING OR BELIEFto be filled with a strong feeling that seems to control you 心中充满〔强烈的情感〕 Cindy felt devoured by jealousy. 辛迪妒火中烧。4 DESTROY literary to destroy someone or something 毁灭，吞噬〔某人或某物〕 Her body had been almost entirely devoured by the disease. 她的身体几乎完全被疾病摧毁。5 to use up all of something 耗尽，用完 a job that devours all my energy 耗尽我全部精力的工作→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
devour• When they reached Crete they were given to the Minotaur to devour.• Wendell devoured a large piece of gingerbread, then licked his fingers greedily.• An eagle, perching on a cactus, was devouring a snake.• Rupert, devouring his sandwich with enjoyment, looked at her.• Marsalis renders it with such bounce and joy that he practically devours it.• Whenever possible I devoured local newspapers, trying to get a feel for the politics and social conditions of each place.• Kandel devours novels and magazines.• The seasons would devour one another.• The new fighter plane is devouring public funds.• Those who could not afford to travel, hungrily devoured the pictures in magazines.• After the tennis match the boys devoured the sandwiches in seconds.• However, this sea star, like many starfish, is capable of devouring these armoured animals.• Hundreds of fans will be in the audience over the next two nights just waiting to devour those lines.Origin devour (1300-1400) Old French devorer, from Latin vorare “to swallow”de·vour verbChineseSyllable
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devour
de‧vour /dɪˈvaʊə $ -ˈvaʊr/
verb [transitive]
The boys devoured their pancakes.
2. to read something quickly and eagerly, or watch something with great interest:
He devoured science fiction books.
3. be devoured by something to be filled with a strong feeling that seems to control you:
Cindy felt devoured by jealousy.
4. literary to destroy someone or something:
Her body had been almost entirely devoured by the disease.
5. to use up all of something:
a job that devours all my energy
■ to eat something quickly
▪gobble something up/down informal to eat something very quickly, especially because you like it very much or you are greedy: You’ve gobbled up all the ice-cream! | The children gobbled it down in no time.
▪wolf something down informal to eat food quickly, especially because you are very hungry or in a hurry: The boy wolfed down everything on his plate and asked for more.
▪bolt something down British English to eat food very quickly, especially because you are in a hurry: He bolted down his breakfast and was out of the door within 5 minutes. | You shouldn’t bolt your food down like that.
▪devour /dɪˈvaʊə $ -ˈvaʊr/ especially written to eat all of something quickly because you are very hungry: In a very short time, the snake had devoured the whole animal.
de‧vour /dɪˈvaʊə $ -ˈvaʊr/
verb [transitive] Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old French
Origin: devorer, from Latin vorare 'to swallow'
1. to eat something quickly because you are very hungry:Language: Old French
Origin: devorer, from Latin vorare 'to swallow'
2. to read something quickly and eagerly, or watch something with great interest:
3. be devoured by something to be filled with a strong feeling that seems to control you:
4. literary to destroy someone or something:
5. to use up all of something:
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