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

• Factors affecting the drug craving of physically dried-out drug addicts avid for adventure; an avid ambition to succeed; fierce devouring affection; the esurient eyes of an avid curiosity; greedy for fame.
  生理脱毒者药物渴求的影响因素和特点渴望冒险；对成功的贪婪野心；热烈、贪婪的爱情；贪婪的眼睛和渴望的求知欲；贪名逐利。
• 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。
• Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire?
  我们中间谁能与吞灭的火同住。
• 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。
• He saw her devouring one with relish, looking carefully at his movements all the while.
  他看见她正香甜地吃着，注视着他的动作。
• Devouring or craving food in great quantities.
  吞吃或渴求大量食物。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。