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English to Japanese Dictionary

devoured Meaning in Japanese (devoured 英語 意味)

むさぼり食う
むさぼり食う in English:devoured
IPA:mɯsa̠bo̞ɾi̥ kɯ̟ᵝː
Phonetic:ムサボリクウ
Quick Answer • 要約

devoured の日本語の意味は「むさぼり食う」です。 (空腹や熱意をもって、食べ物や獲物を素早く完全に食べる。)

Definitions of Devoured

  1. 1
    verb
    むさぼり食う

    To eat food or prey quickly and completely, often with great hunger or eagerness.

    空腹や熱意をもって、食べ物や獲物を素早く完全に食べる。

  2. 2
    verb
    むさぼり食う

    To consume or destroy something completely, often in a figurative sense, such as a fire consuming a building or a book consuming one's attention.

    何かを完全に消費または破壊する。しばしば比喩的な意味で使われ、例えば火が建物を焼き尽くす、本が人の注意を奪うなど。

Example Sentences

casual

“The hungry children devoured their dinner in minutes.”

空腹の子供たちは、数分で夕食をむさぼり食った。

general

“The fire quickly devoured the old wooden house.”

火は古い木造家屋をあっという間に焼き尽くした。

general

“She devoured every book in the library, eager for knowledge.”

彼女は知識欲に駆られ、図書館の本をすべてむさぼるように読んだ。

Synonyms (類語)

In English:

ateconsumedgobbledwolfed downengulfed

Antonyms (対義語)

In English:

nibbledsippedpicked atleftabstained

Inflected Word Forms

infinitivedevour
third person singulardevours
present participledevouring
agent noundevourer
adjectivedevourable