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。