| 单词 | devour |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [di'vauə] |
| 解释 | v.吞食；贪婪地享受 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v. 吞食 (to eat or eat up hungrily)；(一口气)读完(to take in greedily with eyes, ears, or mind) 【记】 de+vour (吞吃)→吞掉 【同】 同根词：voracious (狼吞虎咽的) 【例】 She devoured the new book. |
| 字源 | 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. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. 狼吞虎咽地吃; 贪婪急切地投入(比如一本小说); 吞没 【根】vour吞 【参】voracious(adj 狼吞虎咽的; 贪婪的) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】vour 大吃；发音像是大吃的声音；de + 音：饿，饿有的地方发“窝”的音 |
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