read, devour, scan, skim

動詞 devour:

1. destroy completely
2. enjoy avidly
3. eat immoderately
   同義詞：down, consume, go through
4. eat greedily
   同義詞：guttle, raven, pig

1. The flames devoured the entire building.
   火焰吞沒了整棟大樓。
2. He sat by the fire, devouring beef and onions.
   他坐在火爐旁，狼吞虎咽地吃著牛肉和洋蔥。
3. The child devours fairy tales.
   這孩子專注地聽著童話故事。

de.vour

v.tr.（及物動詞）
de.voured,de.vour.ing,de.vours
To eat up greedily.See Synonyms at eat
狼吞虎咽地吃參見 eat
To destroy, consume, or waste:
吞沒：毀滅、消耗或浪費：
例句：
Flames devoured the structure in minutes.
幾分鐘內大火吞噬了整個建筑物

To take in eagerly:
貪婪：急切地投入：
例句：
devour a novel.
貪婪地讀一本小說

To prey upon voraciously:
貪婪地掠奪：
例句：
was devoured by jealousy.
被嫉妒毀滅

來源：
Middle English devouren
中古英語 devouren
from Old French devourer
源自 古法語 devourer
from Latin dôvor3re
源自 拉丁語 dôvor3re
dô- [de-]
dô- [前綴，表.去除.]
vor3re [to swallow]
vor3re [咽]

【引伸】
devour.er
n.（名詞）
devour.ingly
adv.（副詞）