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狼吞虎咽, 大口吞食
to eat something quickly and greedily, often with little regard to manners or etiquette
- He gobbled up the pizza like he hadn't eaten in days.
他狼吞虎咽地吃掉了披萨,好像几天没吃饭一样。
- She loves chocolate so much that she gobbles up every chocolate bar in the house.
她非常喜欢巧克力,以至于狼吞虎咽地吃掉家里的每一块巧克力。
- The dog gobbled up his dinner in seconds.
狗在几秒钟内狼吞虎咽地吃完了它的晚餐。
- The kids always gobble their candy up as soon as they get it.
孩子们一拿到糖果总是马上狼吞虎咽地吃掉。
- Yesterday, they gobbled up all the cookies I baked.
昨天,他们狼吞虎咽地吃光了我烤的所有饼干。
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吞噬, 挥霍
to quickly and extensively use resources, particularly money
- The extravagant wedding ceremony gobbled up their savings.
奢侈的婚礼仪式耗尽了他们的积蓄。
- The renovation project gobbled most of the company's budget up.
翻新项目吞噬了公司的大部分预算。
- The unexpected medical expenses gobbled their financial resources up in no time.
意外的医疗费用立刻耗尽了他们的财务资源。
- His expensive hobbies, like collecting vintage cars, have been gobbling up his wealth over the years.
他昂贵的爱好,比如收集古董车,多年来一直在吞噬他的财富。
- The high cost of college tuition can gobble up a family's savings.
高昂的大学学费可以吞噬一个家庭的储蓄。
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狼吞虎咽, 迅速消耗
to rapidly and eagerly consume or acquire something other than food
- The enthusiastic readers gobble up every new novel by their favorite author.
热情的读者狼吞虎咽地阅读他们最喜欢的作者的每一本新小说。
- The real estate investors gobbled up all available properties in the area, driving up prices.
房地产投资者吞并了该地区所有可用的房产,推高了价格。
- The company gobbled all available office space up for their new headquarters.
该公司吞并了所有可用的办公空间作为他们的新总部。
- She had a passion for reading and would gobble up books every weekend.
她热爱阅读,每个周末都会狼吞虎咽地读书。