"gobble" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 狼吞虎咽

Definition

快速且常帶有聲音地吃東西，也可指貪婪地消耗某物。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Gobble” 是口語用於形容吃東西很快很大聲。常見搭配有 “gobble up”。帶有些許負面含義，暗示沒禮貌。也指火雞叫聲。不要和 “nibble”（小口吃）混淆。

Examples

The children gobbled their pizza quickly.

孩子们很快就把披萨**狼吞虎咽**地吃完了。

Don’t gobble your food—chew slowly.

不要**狼吞虎咽**地吃东西，要慢慢咀嚼。

I watched the dog gobble up its dinner.

我看到狗**狼吞虎咽**地吃完了晚饭。

He gobbled up the last piece of cake before anyone could stop him.

他在没人阻止前就把最后一块蛋糕**狼吞虎咽**地吃掉了。

She was so hungry that she gobbled down her lunch in two minutes.

她太饿了，两分钟就把午饭**狼吞虎咽**地吃完。

The company gobbled up several small businesses last year.

公司去年**吞并**了好几家小企业。