devour

むさぼり食う、平らげる

空腹や食欲のために、勢いよく食べ尽くす。

やさしい英語で： To eat something very quickly because you are very hungry or eager.

• He devoured his sandwich.
• The children devoured the cake in minutes.
• A hungry wolf can devour a large meal quickly.

類義語： wolf down, gobble up

よく使う表現： devour a meal, devour a sandwich, devour something hungrily

のみ込む、焼き尽くす

何かをのみ込むように、たちまち破壊する。

やさしい英語で： To destroy or swallow up something very quickly.

• Fire devoured the wooden house.
• The flames devoured acres of forest.
• We watched the blaze devour everything in its path.

類義語： consume, engulf, destroy

よく使う表現： fire devour something, devour a forest, devour whole buildings

むさぼり読む、食い入るように見る

強い関心と熱意を持って読んだり、見たり、学んだりする。

やさしい英語で： To read, watch, or study something with great interest and eagerness.

• She devoured the book overnight.
• He devours every article about space.
• The audience devoured every detail of her story.

類義語： drink in

よく使う表現： devour a book, devour every word, devour with your eyes

さいなむ、心をむしばむ

強い、多くは苦しい感情が心をすっかり支配する。

やさしい英語で： To fill someone’s mind completely with a strong, often painful feeling.

• Grief devoured him after her death.
• Jealousy was devouring her thoughts.
• He felt devoured by guilt whenever he remembered the accident.

使い方： be devoured by something (She was devoured by anxiety while waiting for news.)

類義語： consume, overwhelm

よく使う表現： devour someone’s mind, devour someone with grief