gobble up

短语

吞噬；嘬；吞并；并吞

词形变化

gobbled up gobbles up 三单 gobbles up gobbling up gobbling up 现在分词 gobbled up 过去式 gobbled up 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To consume [something] rapidly.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To continually absorb or expand through annexation.

    比喻 引申义

    The city grew over the years by gobbling up land around its limits.

词汇关系

动词

同义词 1

bolt down

上位词 1

eat

参见 1

gobble