Devoured Meaning in English
word · lemma: devour
dɪˈvaʊɝd
di-VOW-erd
dɪvˈaʊəd
di-VOW-uhd
释义
Ate something quickly and eagerly, usually because you were very hungry. It can also mean to consume something with intense enthusiasm, like a book or information.
用法与细微差别
Slightly formal or literary compared to 'ate.' Can be used literally (food) or figuratively (stories, books, etc.). Often used for emphasis—'devoured a burger' expresses extreme hunger; 'devoured the novel' means reading very eagerly.
Spanish: devoró - consumió (comida)Portuguese (BR): devorou - consumiu (comida)Portuguese (PT): devorou - consumiu (comida)Chinese (Simplified): 狼吞虎咽地吃 - 吞噬Chinese (Traditional): 狼吞虎嚥地喫 - 吞噬Hindi: चट कर गया - निगल गयाArabic: التهَمَBengali: গলাধঃকরণ করল - ঘনিষ্ঠভাবে পড়ে ফেললRussian: пожирал - поглощал (переносное)Japanese: むさぼり食べた - 貪るように読んだVietnamese: ngấu nghiến - đọc ngấu nghiếnKorean: 게걸스럽게 먹었다 - 열심히 읽었다Turkish: siline silip yedi - bir solukta okuduUrdu: نگل گیا - عرق ریزی سے پڑھ لیاIndonesian: melahap - melahap (bacaan, informasi)
例句
He devoured his dinner after the game.
basic
The hungry cat devoured the fish.
basic
The children devoured the birthday cake.
basic
She devoured the novel in just one day—it was that good.
natural
After skipping lunch, I devoured the pizza the second it arrived.
natural
He was so interested, he devoured every article on the subject.
natural