"wolf down" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 狼吞虎嚥

Definition

指喫東西時非常快並且像餓狼一樣狼吞虎嚥。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

口語用語，用來形容喫東西很快，常見於很餓或趕時間時。常與具體食物搭配使用，如 "wolf down your dinner"。

Examples

He wolfed down his breakfast before leaving for work.

他上班前**狼吞虎嚥**地喫完了早餐。

They wolfed down the pizza in minutes.

他們幾分鐘內就**狼吞虎嚥地**喫完了披薩。

I was so hungry that I wolfed down my lunch.

我太餓了，把午餐**狼吞虎嚥地**喫光了。

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

孩子們回家後，晚飯前就把餅乾**狼吞虎嚥地**喫完了。

You really wolfed down that burger! Were you starving?

你真的**狼吞虎嚥**地喫完了那個漢堡！你餓壞了嗎？

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

她剛坐下，就把整盤菜**狼吞虎嚥地**喫完了。