| 单词 | devour |
| 释义 | Word Frequency devour(dɪˈvaʊə) verb (transitive) 1. to swallow or eat up greedily or voraciously 2. to waste or destroy; consume the flames devoured the curtains 3. to consume greedily or avidly with the senses or mind he devoured the manuscripts 4. to engulf or absorb the flood devoured the land Derived forms devourer (deˈvourer) noun devouring (deˈvouring) adjective devouringly (deˈvouringly) adverb Word origin C14: from Old French devourer, from Latin dēvorāre to gulp down, from de- + vorāre to consume greedily; see voracious |
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