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

• Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire?
  我们中间谁能与吞灭的火同住。
• She died protecting her child, not devouring it.
  她死时在保护孩子不是残害孩子。
• Devouring or craving food in great quantities.
  吞吃或渴求大量食物。
• The hungry boy was devouring his dinner.
  那饥饿的孩子狼吞虎咽地吃饭。
• Like most innocent and well-bred young women, she had a devouring curiosity about prostitutes.
  像大多数有教养和天真烂漫的年轻女人那样，她对妓女怀着一份十分强烈的好奇心。
• When the iguanas first appeared and began devouring the hibiscus, Langer was startled.
  当鬣鳞蜥第一次出现，并开始狼吞虎咽地吃芙蓉花时，兰格吓了一跳。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The icy wind is deliberately devouring the vague night.
  冰冷的风肆意的吞噬着这蒙胧的夜。