- 词义辨析
devour, consume, eat, ingest, swallow
这几个词共同的意思是“吃”。它们的区别在于:eat最常用,指放入口中经过咀嚼再吞咽下去的过程,对人或物都适用,引申指缓慢地逐渐腐蚀或消磨过程; consume指吃完全部食物或喝光所有饮料,引申指消耗光所有的物质、金钱等; devour强调狼吞虎咽地吃,引申指吞灭或毁灭; ingest是生理学用语,指咽下或吸收的过程; swallow指不经过充分咀嚼就囫囵吞入肚中,强调匆忙。例如:
The termites have eaten deep into the wood.白蚁已经把木头蛀得很深了。
The fire soon consumed the wooden building.大火不久就烧毁了这座木头建筑物。
He was devoured by hate.他满腔怨恨。
Twelve workers have ingested radioactive substances well above the permitted maximum.12名工人摄入体内的放射性物质已大大超过最大限度。
This drug can't be swallowed; it has to be injected.这药不能吞服,只能注射。
read，devour，scan，skim
这些动词均有“读、阅读”之意。
read最普通用词，含义广泛。既指朗读又可指默读。
devour指贪婪地读，暗含对某些作者或作品迷恋之义。
scan指快速扫视文章等以抓其要旨或找寻某一具体信息。
skim指略读或浏览。
- 速记技巧
词源词根法
de-，强调，整个的。-vour，吃，词源同herbivore，voracity.即整个吃下去，狼吞虎咽。de-加强意义+vour（-vor-）吞咽
- 近义词
- gorgen.山峡，峡谷;咽喉;暴食;障碍物;
- use upvt.& vi.用完，耗尽;用光;
- engulfvt.吞没;包住;吞食;狼吞虎咽;
- obsessvt.使着迷;缠住，迷住;使困扰;
- demolishvt.摧毁，拆毁（建筑物等）;毁坏，破坏;推翻;驳倒（论点、理论等）;
- wastev.浪费，滥用;白费;错过(机会);
- downprep.往…的下端;在…下方;沿着;贯穿;
- gobblevt.& vi.狼吞虎咽地吃;
- consumev.消耗;吞噬;充满（感情）;吃喝;烧毁;
- overcomev.克服;战胜;受到…的极大影响;被熏倒;
- gulpv.狼吞虎咽;（因害怕或惊讶而）倒吸气; 大口大口地吸（气）;
- dispose of解决;将（某物）处理掉;驳倒;将（某物）吃光喝完;
- overeatvt.& vi.（使）吃得过多;
- ruinv.毁坏;破坏;使破产;
- pign.猪;猪肉;令人不快（或讨厌）的人;金属块（锭）;
- swallowvt.& vi.吞，咽;忍耐，忍受;
- wolfn.狼;
- preoccupyvt.占据（某人）思想，使对…全神贯注，使专心于;
- scoffvi.嘲笑，嘲弄;掠夺，攫取;狼吞虎咽;
- readvt.& vi. 阅读，朗读;显示;研究;看得懂;
- ravenn.掠夺，劫掠;大乌鸦，渡鸦;
- preyn.被捕食的动物;捕食（习性）;受害者;受骗者;
- eatvt.& vi.吃，喝;
- overwhelmv.使不知所措，使难以承受;淹没;征服，压倒，击败;（感情或感觉）充溢;
- go through经历；度过；通读;
- guttlevt.& vi.狼吞虎咽地吃;
- scanv.粗略地看;细看;扫描;符合格律;
- skimv.浏览;撇去;掠过;偷盗;
- destroyv.毁坏;毁掉某人;杀死;
- 知识拓展
同近义词
vt.吞食；毁灭；凝视；devastate，wrack and ruin
同根单词
devour ndevourer吞噬者；排出管
- 双语例句 更多例句
It is the ravening lion roaming the earth seeking whom it may devour.
它就像荒野中游荡的狮子,在寻找可以吞食的猎物.
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And Abner called out to Joab and said, Shall the sword devour forever?
26押尼珥呼叫约押说, 刀剑岂可永远吞灭人 么 ?
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他们侵吞寡妇的家产 、 假意作很长的祷告.这些人要受更重的刑罚.
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And I will send fire to the wall of Gaza , And it will devour its palaces.
7我却要降火在迦萨的城墙,烧灭其中的宫殿.
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But I will send a fire upon Teman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.
12我却要降火在毯螅,烧灭波斯拉的宫殿.
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North African mongoose; in ancient times thought to devour crocodile eggs.
非洲北部獴; 古代曾被认为吞吃鳄鱼蛋.
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They devour the houses of widows and, as a pretext recite lengthy prayers.
他们吞没了寡妇的家产, 而以长久的祈祷作掩饰.
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For the hungry teeth of time devour , and the silent footed years pursue.
饥饿的时间狼吞虎咽, 无情的岁月在悄悄前进.
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Then Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour for ever?
26押尼珥呼叫约押说, 刀剑岂可永远 杀人 吗.
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But when they find a juicy morsel for themselves, they devour it in silence, hensure.
但当是她们自己发现了一小块美食时，就会静静地很温驯地吞下往。
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Her lifetime is ruined in feudalism feudal and rite, is devour by merciless feudalism family.
她的一生葬送于封建礼教, 被无情的封建家庭吞噬激情六月天论坛.
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They devour 16 the marlin, leaving only the head, skeleton, and tail.
它们吞噬了马林鱼, 只剩下了鱼头 、 骨架和尾巴.
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Nor could she devour them by any escapade of a less legitimate description.
她也不能通过任何不大合法的自由放荡行为来吞没他们.
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And the sword shall abide on his cities andand devour them, because of their own counsels.
6刀剑必临到他们的城邑,毁坏门闩,把人吞灭, 都因他们随从自己的计谋.
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Or you can choose to accelerate your growth and intentionally devour life and all it offers.
又或许你可以选择加速自己的成长,故意地挥霍生活及其提供的一切.
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Mk. 12:40 Who devour the widows'a pretense make long prayers. These shall receive greater judgment.
可十二40他们侵吞寡妇的家产,假意作很长的祷告. 这些人要受更重的刑罚.
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