vt.

1. 狼吞虎嚥地吃，吃光
   The hungry boy devoured his dinner.

   飢餓的男孩將飯狼吞虎嚥地吃了下去。

2. 吞沒，毀滅
   The flames soon devoured the entire building.

   大火不久便吞噬了整幢建築。

3. 貪婪地看（或聽，讀等）
   He devoured the novel he had bought.

   他貪婪地閱讀那本買來的小說。

4. 吸引，充滿，使痛苦，折磨[H][（+by/with）]
   He was devoured by guilt.

   他深感內疚。

v.

1. eat (food or prey) hungrily or quickly.
   ▸(of fire or a similar force) consume destructively.
2. read quickly and eagerly.
3. (be devoured) be totally absorbed by a powerful feeling.