early 14c., from Old French devorer (12c.) "devour, swallow up, engulf," from Latin devorare "swallow down, accept eagerly," from de- "down" (see de-) + vorare "to swallow" (see voracity). Related: Devoured; devouring.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. Finally, making a dreadful mess, they devour the fruit.
最后，他們狼吞虎咽地吃起了水果，果汁滴得到處都是。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. Larger fish devour the smaller ones.
大魚(yú)吃小魚(yú).
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
3. A medium-sized dog will devour at least one can of food per day.
中型犬每天至少要吃掉一罐狗糧。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
4. Insects would make it impossible for us to live in the world; they would devour all our crops and kill our flocks and herds , if it were not for the protection we get from insect - eating animals.