入门字

devour (v.) 吞食

de/ vour

加强语气/ swallow

进阶字

1. voracious (a.) 胃口极大的，狼吞虎咽的

vor/ ac/ ious

swallow/ 形容词字尾

The young man has a voracious appetite for science fiction.

这个年轻人对科幻小说的胃口极大。

2. carnivorous (a.) 肉食的

carni/ vor/ ous

flesh/ swallow/ 形容词字尾

Carnivorous animals often have well-developed canine teeth.

肉食动物常有很发达的犬齿。

3. herbivore (n.) 草食动物

herbi/ vore

plant/ swallow

Herbivores, except for those that live in trees, usually do not have much stereoscopic vision.

草食动物除了在树上生活之外，通常立体视觉不佳。

4. omnivorous (a.) 杂食的

omni/ vor/ ous

all/ swallow/ 形容词字尾

Man is an omnivorous animal, a fact that might have given him an evolutionary advantage.

人是杂食性动物，这可能造成他在进化上的优势。