wolf down food; gobble up; eat voraciously
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
to eat ravenously; to gobble food down; to eat like a wolf and a tiger
neutralUsed to describe eating in a hurried and messy manner, often due to extreme hunger or a lack of table manners. It carries a slightly negative connotation.
Tā他
è饿
huài坏
le了
，
yī一
huí回
dào到
jiā家
jiù就
láng狼
tūn吞
hǔ虎
yàn咽
de地
chī吃
le了
qǐ起
lái来
。
He was starving and started wolfing down his food as soon as he got home.
Bié别
chī吃
de得
nà那
me么
láng狼
tūn吞
hǔ虎
yàn咽
，
duì对
wèi胃
bù不
hǎo好
。
Don't gobble your food like that; it's bad for your stomach.
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Kàn看
zhe着
hái孩
zi子
men们
láng狼
tūn吞
hǔ虎
yàn咽
de地
chī吃
wán完
dàn蛋
gāo糕
，
mā妈
ma妈
xiào笑
le了
。
Mom smiled as she watched the children devour the cake.