单词 | gobble |
释义 | gobble (gɒbəl ) Word forms: gobbles , gobbling , gobbled verb If you gobble food, you eat it quickly and greedily. Pete gobbled all the stew. [VERB noun] Synonyms: devour, swallow, gulp, guzzle Gobble down and gobble up mean the same as gobble. There were dangerous beasts in the river that might gobble you up. [VERB noun PARTICLE] Phrasal verbs: gobble down gobble gobble up 1. phrasal verb If an organization gobbles up a smaller organization, it takes control of it or destroys it. ...a company intent on gobbling up weaker rivals. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 2. phrasal verb To gobble up something such as money means to use or waste a lot of it. The firm's expenses gobbled up 44% of revenues. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 3. See also gobble Translations: Chinese: 狼吞虎咽地吃 Japanese: むさぼり食う |
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