释义 |
devour | BrE dɪˈvaʊə, AmE dəˈvaʊ(ə)r | transitive verb ① (consume) 吞食 tūnshí ‹food, prey›; figurative 耗尽 hàojìn ‹money, resources, petrol›② (concentrate on) 如饥似渴地读 rú jī sì kě de dú ‹newspaper, book›▸ to devour sb's words 入迷地听某人讲话 ▸ to devour sb/sth with one's eyes 贪婪地盯着某人/某物看 ③ (completely absorb or obsess) 使心神入迷 shǐ xīnshén rùmí ▸ to be devoured by sth; 心中充满某事物 ▸ her entire being was devoured by a desire for revenge 她心中充满了复仇的欲望 ④ (destroy) «water, flames» 吞没 tūnmò ‹village, building›; «plague» 毁灭 huǐmiè ‹population, civilization› |