"gobble down" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 狼吞虎咽

Definition

以非常快的速度吃东西，通常是因为很饿或赶时间，往往没细嚼慢咽。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

非正式用语，通常带有吃相不太好的意味，常用于形容人吃东西很快。有时带点责备意味。比单纯的‘吃快’更强调狼吞虎咽。

Examples

He gobbled down his breakfast before school.

他上学前**狼吞虎咽**地吃完了早餐。

Don’t gobble down your food or you might get a stomachache.

别**狼吞虎咽**地吃饭，否则会肚子痛。

The children gobbled down their ice cream.

孩子们把冰激凌**狼吞虎咽**地吃光了。

I was so hungry I gobbled down two burgers in five minutes.

我太饿了，五分钟内**狼吞虎咽**地吃了两个汉堡。

She didn’t even taste the soup—she just gobbled it down.

她根本没品尝汤，只是**狼吞虎咽**地喝掉了。

Slow down—you always gobble down your lunch!

慢点吃—你总是**狼吞虎咽**地吃午饭！