devour

read, devour, scan, skim

动词 devour:

1. destroy completely
2. enjoy avidly
3. eat immoderately
   同义词：down, consume, go through
4. eat greedily
   同义词：guttle, raven, pig

1. The flames devoured the entire building.
   火焰吞没了整栋大楼。
2. He sat by the fire, devouring beef and onions.
   他坐在火炉旁，狼吞虎咽地吃着牛肉和洋葱。
3. The child devours fairy tales.
   这孩子专注地听着童话故事。

de.vour

v.tr.（及物动词）
de.voured,de.vour.ing,de.vours
To eat up greedily.See Synonyms at eat
狼吞虎咽地吃参见 eat
To destroy, consume, or waste:
吞没：毁灭、消耗或浪费：
例句：
Flames devoured the structure in minutes.
几分钟内大火吞噬了整个建筑物

To take in eagerly:
贪婪：急切地投入：
例句：
devour a novel.
贪婪地读一本小说

To prey upon voraciously:
贪婪地掠夺：
例句：
was devoured by jealousy.
被嫉妒毁灭

来源：
Middle English devouren
中古英语 devouren
from Old French devourer
源自 古法语 devourer
from Latin dôvor3re
源自 拉丁语 dôvor3re
dô- [de-]
dô- [前缀，表.去除.]
vor3re [to swallow]
vor3re [咽]

【引伸】
devour.er
n.（名词）
devour.ingly
adv.（副词）