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

• But if you're devouring more than your body needs, you'll need more and more exotic treats to make food interesting.
  但是，如果要你吃下的超过了身体所需，那么就要有越来越新奇的口味才能保持食物对你的兴趣。
• 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。
• She loved to read, and she would lie awake late at night in her bed, devouring books.
  她爱读书，晚上，她会在床上躺到深夜，如饥似渴地贪读着书。
• Are you devouring the deliciousness of diversity, so that you can know more of your self and what you want?
  你是否侵吞了美味的多样性，这样你就可以知道更多你的自我与你想要的？
• Fear ward, Desperate Prayer and Devouring Plague will remain unchanged.
  反恐惧节界，绝望祷言，吞噬瘟疫没有变化。
• 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！
• He sat by the fire, devouring beef and onions.
  他坐在火炉旁，狼吞虎咽地吃着牛肉和洋葱。
• They swarm across the forest floor, overpowering and devouring anything that can't get away.
  它们成群遍布于森林的地面击败任何对手，吃掉所有东西。
• And by devouring the herbage which might have maintained millions of sheep and cattle.
  它们在地下打洞，吃掉本可以饲养数百万头牛羊的牧草。