英语词汇“to devour the way, course”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

b. to devour the way, course, etc. [French dévorer l'espace] ; to get over the ground with great rapidity.

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1600 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 i. i. 47 He seem'd in running to deuoure the way, Staying no longer question.

a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Suff. 72 Wat Tyler..was woundly angry with Sir John Newton Knight..for devouring his distance, and not making his approaches mannerly enough unto him.

1725 W. Broome in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey II. viii. 102 None..swifter in the race devour the way.

1772 S. Pegge tr. W. Fitzstephen Descr. London 38 The signal once given, they [the horses] strike, devour the course [L. cursum rapiunt], hurrying along with unremitting velocity.

1883 ‘Holme Lee’ Loving & Serving II. xiii. 271 The strong black horse was very fresh, and devoured the road before him.

单词	to devour the way, course
释义	> as lemmas to devour the way, course b. to devour the way, course, etc. [French dévorer l'espace] ; to get over the ground with great rapidity. ΚΠ 1600 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 i. i. 47 He seem'd in running to deuoure the way, Staying no longer question. View more context for this quotation a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Suff. 72 Wat Tyler..was woundly angry with Sir John Newton Knight..for devouring his distance, and not making his approaches mannerly enough unto him. 1725 W. Broome in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey II. viii. 102 None..swifter in the race devour the way. 1772 S. Pegge tr. W. Fitzstephen Descr. London 38 The signal once given, they [the horses] strike, devour the course [L. cursum rapiunt], hurrying along with unremitting velocity. 1883 ‘Holme Lee’ Loving & Serving II. xiii. 271 The strong black horse was very fresh, and devoured the road before him. extracted from devourv. < as lemmas
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