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[/dɪˈvauə(r); dɪˋvaʊr/] v 用法:
1 [Tn] (a) eat (sth) hungrily or greedily 贪婪地吃（某物）; 吞食（某物）:
devour the food ravenously 狼吞虎咽地吃东西.
(b) (fig 比喻) look at (sb/sth) avidly 贪婪地、 全神贯注地看（某人[某事物]）:
She devoured the new detective story. 她如饥似渴地读那本新侦探小说. *
He devoured her with his eyes, ie looked at her lustfully. 他用色迷迷的目光盯著她.
(C) (fig 比喻) destroy (sth) 毁灭, 吞噬（某事物）:
Fire devoured a huge area of forest. 大火吞噬了大片森林. 用法:
2 (idm 习语) be devoured by sth be filled with (curiosity, anxiety, etc) 心中充满了（好奇、 忧虑等）. |