gobble up

US /ˈɡɑː.bəl ʌp/

UK /ˈɡɑː.bəl ʌp/

1.

狼吞虎嚥, 吞噬

to eat something very quickly

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The children gobbled up all the cookies.

孩子們狼吞虎嚥地吃光了所有的餅乾。

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He gobbled up his dinner in minutes.

他幾分鐘內就狼吞虎嚥地吃完了晚餐。

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devour gorge wolf down bolt gulp down

2.

佔用, 吞噬

to use a lot of something very quickly

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The new software will gobble up a lot of memory.

新軟體會佔用大量記憶體。

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The construction project is gobbling up funds at an alarming rate.

這個建設項目正以驚人的速度吞噬資金。

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consume use up absorb exhaust drain

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gobble on the up and up up up to come up with follow up keep up with