 Turtles have an unfortunate habit of devouring plastic objects floating in the sea. These then get snared in their alimentary canals, cannot be broken down by the animals' digestive enzymes and may ultimately kill them. It is widely assumed that this penchant for plastics is a matter of mistaken identity. Drifting plastic bags, for instance, look similar to jellyfish, which many types of turtles love to eat. Yet lots of plastic objects that end up inside turtles have no resemblance to jellyfish. 海龟有一个坏习惯，就是吞食漂浮在海里的塑料制品。然后这些东西会陷入消化道，无法被动物的消化酶分解，并最终可能致死。人们普遍认为，这种对塑料的嗜好是一种错误的识别。例如，漂浮的塑料袋看起来就像许多海龟喜欢吃的水母。然而，海龟体内的许多塑料制品却与水母毫无相似之处。 ——《经济学人》 基本释义 If a person or animal devours something, they eat it quickly and eagerly. v. 吞食；吞没 追根溯源 单词devour里的词根vour来源于拉丁语，表示“吞，吃”，所以，英语里包含vor/vour的单词，多与此相关。例如：voracious adj. 贪婪的；贪吃的 carnivorous adj. 食肉的；肉食性的 herbivore n. [动] 食草动物 omnivorous adj. 杂食的；无所不吃的 影视例句 在美剧《生活大爆炸》中，Stuart决定去和Denise一起住，对话中就用到了今天的单词： Denise: So you do want to move in with me? Stuart: More than Galactus wants to devour worlds. Denise: Well, that's great. 'cause I want to move in with you more than the Thing wants to clobber. -你想和我一起住吗？ -比行星吞噬者吞噬星球的决心还要强烈。 -太好了，我想和你一起住的决心比石头人想痛击还要坚决。 |
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