| 单词 | wolf down |
| 释义 | wolf down (once / 79325 pages) v When you eat your breakfast as fast as possible in order to get to school on time, you can say that you wolf down your waffles. When you engage in this kind of speed eating, you wolf down, or simply "wolf," your food. Imagine a starving wolf finally getting the chance to eat, gulping down its meal as quickly as it can before some other hungry animal comes along. Wolf down was first used in the 1860's, from this sense of "eat like a wolf." WORD FAMILYwolf down: wolfed down, wolfing down, wolfs down, wolves down USAGE EXAMPLESAt the cafe, we talked as I wolfed down a slice of chocolate cake. New York Times(Dec 09, 2016) Keep in mind that restaurant portions—even for kids—are egregiously oversized, so don’t force them to wolf down every last tater tot. Time(Dec 08, 2016) She wouldn’t come inside, but wolfed down the food and water the men gave her. Seattle Times(Oct 27, 2016) v eat hastily Syn|Hyper wolf eat take in solid food |
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