devour

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /dɪˈvaʊə(ɹ)/    美 /dɪˈvaʊɚ/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously. transitive
    — Once constituted, capital reproduces itself faster than output increases. The past devours the future.
  2. To rapidly destroy, engulf, or lay waste. idiomatic,transitive
    — The fire was devouring the building.
  3. To take in avidly with the intellect or with one's gaze. idiomatic,transitive
    — She intended to devour the book.
  4. To absorb or engross the mind fully, especially in a destructive manner. idiomatic,transitive
    — After the death of his wife, he was devoured by grief.
  5. Synonym of eat: to be very good at something; to slay. Internet,intransitive
    — She devoured! She left no crumbs!

词形变化

devours present,singular,third-person devouring participle,present devoured participle,past devoured past

词汇关系

衍生词
all-devouring devourable devourer devouringly devouringness devourment interdevour undevoured
相关词
voracious

词源

Inherited from Middle English devouren, from Old French devorer (Modern French dévorer), from Latin dēvorō, from vorō.
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