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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary de·vour ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Anglo-French devour-, stem of devorer, from Latin devorare, from de- + vorare to devour — more at voracious DATE 14th century 1. to eat up greedily or ravenously lions devouring their prey 2. to use up or destroy as if by eating we are devouring the world's resources 3. to prey upon devoured by guilt 4. to enjoy avidly devours books • de·vour·er noun English Etymology devour early 14c., from O.Fr . devorer, from L. devorare "swallow down," from de- "down" + vorare "swallow" (see voracious).http://O.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 devour de·vour / di5vauE(r) / verb[VN] 1. to eat all of sth quickly, especially because you are very hungry (尤指因饥饿而)狼吞虎咽地吃光 SYN gobble up
2. to read or look at sth with great interest and enthusiasm 津津有味地看；如饥似渴地读: She devoured everything she could lay her hands on: books, magazines and newspapers. 无论是书、杂志,还是报纸,只要能弄得到,她都看得津津有味。 3. (formal) to destroy sb / sth 吞没；吞噬；毁灭 SYN engulf :
Flames devoured the house. 大火吞噬了这栋房子。 IDIOMS ▪ be devoured by sth to be filled with a strong emotion that seems to control you 心中充满(强烈的情感): She was devoured by envy and hatred. 她心中充满嫉妒和憎恨。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English devour verb ADV. eagerly, greedily, hungrily He devoured the food greedily. | quickly The animal quickly devoured its prey. OLT devour verb ⇨ eat Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged de·vour \də̇ˈvau̇(ə)r, dēˈ-, -au̇ə, chiefly S -au̇wə(r\ transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English devouren, from Middle French devourer, from Latin devorare, from de down, away + vorare to eat greedily, swallow up — more at de- , voracious 1. : to eat up with greediness : consume ravenously : feast upon like a wild beast or a glutton < devoured everything on his plate > 2. : to seize upon and destroy or appropriate greedily, selfishly, or wantonly : swallow up : use up : consume , engulf , waste , annihilate < devoured by fire > < the raging water devoured the riverbank > 3. : to prey upon : absorb — usually used passively < a man devoured by remorse > 4. : to enjoy with avidity; often : to take in eagerly by the senses or mind < devouring the book > < devoured that graceful figure as though engraving it permanently on his mind > Synonyms: see eat |
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