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Devour 8636.Devour 英 Dɪ'Vaʊə]美 Dɪ'Vaʊɚ 释义 Vt 吞食;毁灭;凝视

正面 8636.devour
英 [dɪ'vaʊə]美 [dɪ'vaʊɚ]

背面
释义:
vt. 吞食;毁灭;凝视
例句:
1. Finally, making a dreadful mess, they devour the fruit.最后,他们狼吞虎咽地吃起了水果,果汁滴得到处都是。

1、archaeo- + log- + -y.
devour 狼吞虎咽de-, 强调,整个的。-vour, 吃,词源同herbivore, voracity. 即整个吃下去,狼吞虎咽。
devour (v.)early 14c., from Old French devorer (12c.) "devour, swallow up, engulf," from Latin devorare "swallow down, accept eagerly," from de- "down" (see de-) + vorare "to swallow" (see voracity). Related: Devoured; devouring."

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