"devoured" in Chinese (Simplified)
狼吞虎咽地吃吞噬
Definition
以非常快且渴望的方式吃掉某物,通常因为非常饿。也可以指对某事非常热情地消耗,如一本书或信息。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
比“ate”更正式或文学。既可表示真的吃东西(如食物),也可比喻如“devoured the novel”(如饥似渴地读书)。常用于表达极度渴望。
Examples
He devoured his dinner after the game.
比赛后,他**狼吞虎咽地吃**完了晚饭。
The hungry cat devoured the fish.
那只饿猫**狼吞虎咽地吃**了鱼。
The children devoured the birthday cake.
孩子们**狼吞虎咽地吃**了生日蛋糕。
She devoured the novel in just one day—it was that good.
她一天之内就**读完了**那本小说——太精彩了。
After skipping lunch, I devoured the pizza the second it arrived.
我中午没吃饭,披萨一到就**狼吞虎咽地吃了**。
He was so interested, he devoured every article on the subject.
他非常感兴趣,**读遍了**关于这个主题的每一篇文章。