vt.

1. 狼吞虎咽地吃，吃光
   The hungry boy devoured his dinner.

   饥饿的男孩将饭狼吞虎咽地吃了下去。

2. 吞没，毁灭
   The flames soon devoured the entire building.

   大火不久便吞噬了整幢建筑。

3. 贪婪地看（或听，读等）
   He devoured the novel he had bought.

   他贪婪地阅读那本买来的小说。

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

   他深感内疚。

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.