"wolf down" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 狼吞虎咽

Definition

指吃东西时非常快并且像饿狼一样狼吞虎咽。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

属于口语表达，用于形容吃东西太快，常见于描述饥饿或赶时间的情景。常和具体食物连用，如 "wolf down your lunch"。

Examples

He wolfed down his breakfast before leaving for work.

他上班前**狼吞虎咽地**吃完了早餐。

They wolfed down the pizza in minutes.

他们几分钟内就**狼吞虎咽地**吃完了披萨。

I was so hungry that I wolfed down my lunch.

我太饿了，把午饭**狼吞虎咽地**吃光了。

The kids came home and wolfed down the cookies before dinner.

孩子们回家后，晚饭前就把饼干**狼吞虎咽地**吃完了。

You really wolfed down that burger! Were you starving?

你真的**狼吞虎咽地**吃完了那个汉堡！你饿坏了吗？

She barely sat down before she wolfed down her whole plate.

她刚坐下，就把整盘菜**狼吞虎咽地**吃完了。