early 14c., from Old French devorer (12c.) "devour, swallow up, engulf," from Latin devorare "swallow down, accept eagerly," from de- "down" (see de-) + vorare "to swallow" (see voracity). Related: Devoured; devouring.
例文
1. Finally，Making a dreadful mess，they devour the fruit.
最後に、彼らはがつがつと果物を食べ始め、ジュースの滴があちこちに落ちていた。
2.Larger fish devour the smaller ones.
大きな魚は小さな魚を食べる。
3.A medium-sized dog will devour at least one can of food per day.
中型犬は毎日少なくとも1缶のドッグフードを食べなければならない。
＜／dl>＜dl>＜dt＞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.
昆虫は私たちをこの世界で生きることができない：食虫動物の保護のためでなければ
＜dl＞＜dl＞＜dt＞5。When one of the pack falls through weakness，the others devour him.