de-, 强调，整个的。-vour, 吃，词源同herbivore, voracity. 即整个吃下去，狼吞虎咽。

1. Finally, making a dreadful mess, they devour the fruit.

最后，他们狼吞虎咽地吃起了水果，果汁滴得到处都是。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Larger fish devour the smaller ones.

大鱼吃小鱼.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3. A medium-sized dog will devour at least one can of food per day.

中型犬每天至少要吃掉一罐狗粮。

来自柯林斯例句

4. Insects would make it impossible for us to live in the world; they would devour all our crops and kill our flocks and herds , if it were not for the protection we get from insect - eating animals.

昆虫会使我们无法在这个世界上生存: 如果不是由于食虫动物的 保

来自《用法词典》

5. When one of the pack falls through weakness, the others devour him.

要是有一个狼因为羸弱而倒下, 其它的狼就会把它吞吃下去.

来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹