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。
• 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？
• The hungry boy was devouring his dinner.
  那饥饿的孩子狼吞虎咽地吃饭。
• If you keep on biting and devouring each other, watch out or you will be destroyed by each other.
  你们要谨慎，若相咬相吞，只怕要彼此消灭了。
• 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 technical skills required for performing sinking to the bottom and devouring are difficult.
  “沉海底”和“吞食”表演技巧上难度较高。
• 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。
• The icy wind is deliberately devouring the vague night.
  冰冷的风肆意的吞噬着这蒙胧的夜。
• 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。
• 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。