Scarf down Meaning in English
expression
ˈskɑɹf/ /ˈdaʊn
SKARF down
skˈɑːf/ /dˈaʊn
SKAHF down
التعريف
To eat food very quickly and often greedily, without much chewing.
الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة
Very informal, used mainly in casual conversation. Usually refers to eating meals or snacks quickly due to hunger or being in a hurry. Similar to 'wolf down'. Not used in formal writing.
Spanish: devorar (rápidamente) - zamparsePortuguese (BR): devorar (rápido) - comer rápidoPortuguese (PT): devorar (rapidamente) - comer depressaChinese (Simplified): 狼吞虎咽Chinese (Traditional): 狼吞虎嚥Hindi: झटपट खाना - तुरंत खानाArabic: يأكل بسرعة - يلتهم الطعامBengali: গলাধঃকরণ করা - খুব তাড়াতাড়ি খাওয়াRussian: съесть наспех - умятьJapanese: がつがつ食べる - 一気に食べるVietnamese: ăn ngấu nghiến - ăn vộiKorean: 허겁지겁 먹다 - 게걸스럽게 먹다Turkish: hızlıca silip süpürmek - bir çırpıda yemekUrdu: جھپٹ کر کھانا - جلدی جلدی کھاناIndonesian: melahap - makan dengan lahap
جمل نموذجية
He scarfed down his sandwich before class.
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Kids sometimes scarf down their dinner when they're hungry.
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She scarfed down a piece of cake at the party.
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I was so hungry that I scarfed down two burgers in five minutes.
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Don't scarf down your food—take your time and enjoy it!
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He was late, so he scarfed down his breakfast and ran out the door.
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