"scarf down" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 狼吞虎嚥

Definition

非常快地喫東西，常常是狼吞虎嚥、沒有細嚼慢嚥。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

很口語化，只適用於非正式場合如朋友之間，描述很快喫下食物的情境。有時和“狼吞虎嚥”同義，不適用於正式場合。

Examples

He scarfed down his sandwich before class.

他上課前把三明治**狼吞虎嚥**地喫完了。

Kids sometimes scarf down their dinner when they're hungry.

小孩餓的時候，有時會把晚餐**狼吞虎嚥**地喫完。

She scarfed down a piece of cake at the party.

她在聚會上**狼吞虎嚥**了一塊蛋糕。

I was so hungry that I scarfed down two burgers in five minutes.

我太餓了，五分鐘內**狼吞虎嚥**喫了兩個漢堡。

Don't scarf down your food—take your time and enjoy it!

不要**狼吞虎嚥**你的飯，慢慢享受吧！

He was late, so he scarfed down his breakfast and ran out the door.

他遲到了，所以把早餐**狼吞虎嚥**喫完就跑出門。