devour
音標[di'vau?] 讀音漢語翻譯
vt. 吞食, 揮霍, 吞沒
詞型變化:
副詞:devouringly 名詞:devourer 動詞過去式:devoured 過去分詞:devoured 現在分詞:devouring 第三人稱單數:devours詞意辨析:
read, devour, scan, skim這些動詞均有“讀、閱讀”之意。
read: 最普通用詞,含義廣泛。既指朗讀又可指默讀。
devour: 指貪婪地讀,暗含對某些作者或作品迷戀之義。
scan: 指快速掃視文章等以抓其要旨或找尋某一具體信息。
skim: 指略讀或瀏覽。英文解釋:
動詞 devour:
- destroy completely
- enjoy avidly
- eat immoderately同義詞:down, consume, go through
- eat greedily同義詞:guttle, raven, pig
例句:
- The flames devoured the entire building.火焰吞沒了整棟大樓。
- He sat by the fire, devouring beef and onions.他坐在火爐旁,狼吞虎咽地吃著牛肉和洋蔥。
- The child devours fairy tales.這孩子專注地聽著童話故事。
詳細解釋:
de.vour
v.tr.(及物動詞)de.voured,de.vour.ing,de.vours To eat up greedily.See Synonyms at eat 狼吞虎咽地吃參見 eatTo destroy, consume, or waste:吞沒:毀滅、消耗或浪費:例句:Flames devoured the structure in minutes.幾分鐘內大火吞噬了整個建築物
To take in eagerly:貪婪:急切地投入:例句:devour a novel.貪婪地讀一本小說
To prey upon voraciously:貪婪地掠奪:例句:was devoured by jealousy.被嫉妒毀滅
來源:Middle English devouren 中古英文 devouren from Old French devourer 源自 古法文 devourer from Latin dôvor3re 源自 拉丁語 dôvor3re dô- [de-] dô- [前綴,表.去除.] vor3re [to swallow] vor3re [咽]
【引伸】
devour.er
n.(名詞)devour.ingly
adv.(副詞)
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read: 最普通用詞,含義廣泛。既指朗讀又可指默讀。
devour: 指貪婪地讀,暗含對某些作者或作品迷戀之義。
scan: 指快速掃視文章等以抓其要旨或找尋某一具體信息。
skim: 指略讀或瀏覽。
英文解釋:
動詞 devour:
- destroy completely
- enjoy avidly
- eat immoderately同義詞:down, consume, go through
- eat greedily同義詞:guttle, raven, pig
例句:
- The flames devoured the entire building.火焰吞沒了整棟大樓。
- He sat by the fire, devouring beef and onions.他坐在火爐旁,狼吞虎咽地吃著牛肉和洋蔥。
- The child devours fairy tales.這孩子專注地聽著童話故事。
詳細解釋:
de.vour
v.tr.(及物動詞)de.voured,de.vour.ing,de.vours To eat up greedily.See Synonyms at eat 狼吞虎咽地吃參見 eatTo destroy, consume, or waste:吞沒:毀滅、消耗或浪費:例句:Flames devoured the structure in minutes.幾分鐘內大火吞噬了整個建築物
To take in eagerly:貪婪:急切地投入:例句:devour a novel.貪婪地讀一本小說
To prey upon voraciously:貪婪地掠奪:例句:was devoured by jealousy.被嫉妒毀滅
來源:Middle English devouren 中古英文 devouren from Old French devourer 源自 古法文 devourer from Latin dôvor3re 源自 拉丁語 dôvor3re dô- [de-] dô- [前綴,表.去除.] vor3re [to swallow] vor3re [咽]
【引伸】
devour.er
n.(名詞)devour.ingly
adv.(副詞)
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