及物动词

1. 狼吞虎咽地吃;吞食
If a person or animal devours something, they eat it quickly and eagerly.

2. 如饥似渴地阅读;热切地看
If you devour a book or magazine, for example, you read it quickly and with great enthusiasm.

1. eat greedily

e.g. he devoured three sandwiches

Synonym: guttleravenpig

2. eat immoderately

e.g. Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal

Synonym: downconsumego through

3. destroy completely

e.g. Fire had devoured our home

4. enjoy avidly

e.g. She devoured his novels