English Dictionary

devour

IPA（発音記号）

/dɪˈvaʊə(ɹ)/

動詞

To eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously. / To rapidly destroy, engulf, or lay waste. / To take in avidly with the intellect or with one's gaze.

日本語の意味

素早く、貪欲に、腹を満たすために食べる。 / 急速に破壊し尽くす。 / 知的に、または視線で熱心に取り込む。

Starving after the exam, Maya began to devour the pizza before anyone else could grab a slice.

試験のあとで空腹だったマヤは、誰かが一切れを取る前にピザをがつがつと食べ始めた。

意味（1）

To eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously.

Once constituted, capital reproduces itself faster than output increases. The past devours the future.

意味（2）

To rapidly destroy, engulf, or lay waste.

The fire was devouring the building.

意味（3）

To take in avidly with the intellect or with one's gaze.

She intended to devour the book.

意味（4）

To absorb or engross the mind fully, especially in a destructive manner.

After the death of his wife, he was devoured by grief.

devours （ present singular third-person ）

devouring （ participle present ）

devoured （ participle past ）

devoured （ past ）