devouring

英 [dɪˈvaʊərɪŋ]

美 [dɪˈvaʊərɪŋ]

v.  (尤指因饥饿而)狼吞虎咽地吃光; 津津有味地看; 如饥似渴地读; 吞没; 吞噬; 毁灭
devour的现在分词

现在分词：devouring　

COCA.39966

柯林斯词典

• VERB 狼吞虎咽地吃;吞食
  If a person or animaldevourssomething, they eat it quickly and eagerly.
  1. A medium-sized dog will devour at least one can of food per day...
     中型犬每天至少要吃掉一罐狗粮。
  2. She devoured half an apple pie.
     她狼吞虎咽地吃下了半个苹果派。
• VERB 如饥似渴地阅读;热切地看
  If youdevoura book or magazine, for example, you read it quickly and with great enthusiasm.
  1. She began devouring newspapers when she was only 12.
     年仅 12 岁时，她就开始如饥似渴地阅读报纸。

双语例句

• One is acting quickly and without reflection: you have a sudden urge while you are passing by the cupcakes and immediately buy one, devouring it straight away.
  一个是不假思索迅速行动：当你走过蛋糕时突然有种冲动，于是立刻买一个并马上把它吃掉。
• Oh My God Society Is Collapsing And We Will Soon Be Devouring Each Other In The Streets Like Dogs And A Crippled One-eyed Boy Will Be King If We Don't Fix This By Next Week.
  噢，我的上帝，社会正在倒塌，我们很快就会像狗一样在街上自相残杀，如果下周前我们不能改变这一切，一位跛脚的独眼男孩就会成为国王。
• He ws already devouring detective fiction as a young child.
  他小时候就已经在如饥似渴地阅读侦探小说。
• She recalls. I got my glorious box and had to stop at devouring two.
  她回忆说我到盒子前努力制止自己吃两个馅饼的贪婪欲望。
• A word, a look, and it's suddenly there, all consuming, devouring.
  一句话，一个眼神，它就会突然发生，强烈的，不计后果的。
• The hungry boy was devouring his dinner.
  那饥饿的孩子狼吞虎咽地吃饭。
• She began devouring newspapers when she was only 12.
  年仅12岁时，她就开始如饥似渴地阅读报纸。
• Devouring or craving food in great quantities.
  吞吃或渴求大量食物。
• He frets over the kudzu that is devouring abandoned buildings.
  他为占据了废弃建筑的野葛而烦恼不已。
• It's tearing me apart, devouring me, destroying me.
  它在撕裂我，吞噬我，毁灭我！