voracious sequacious devour voracity carnivorous herbivorous

devour [di'vauə] vour=vor
to eat something eagerly and in large amounts so that nothing is left
LITERARY to destroy something completely
to read books or literature quickly and eagerly
vt. 狼吞虎咽地吃；吞没;毁灭；贪婪地看(或听,读等);贪婪地掠夺

例句
The hungry boy devoured his dinner.
饥饿的男孩将饭狼吞虎咽地吃了下去。
The flames soon devoured the entire building.
大火不久便吞噬了整幢建筑。
He devoured the novel he had bought.
他贪婪地阅读那本买来的小说.

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选
In order to fill their own bellies, so greedy are they, they intruded into the church's fold and devour for themselves -this is how the allegory works -devour for themselves the nourishment that of course they should be sharing with their flock.
为了填满他们的欲望，他们挥霍了教会的资金,这就是讽喻的含义,在自我满足中尽情的挥霍,当然他们需要与自己的信徒共享。

voracious [vɔ'reiʃəs]
eating or wanting large amounts of food
wanting a lot of new information and knowledge
adj. 贪婪的；贪吃的；狼吞虎咽的;非常渴望的

voracity [vɔ'ræsəti]
n. 贪食，贪婪

carnivorous [kɑ:'nivərəs] carn+i+vor+ous
an animal that eats meat
adj. 食肉的；肉食性的

carnival ['kɑ:nivəl]
n 狂欢节，嘉年华会；饮宴狂欢;【宗教】谢肉节

词汇背后的故事
世界上不少国家都有狂欢节。这个节日起源于欧洲的中世纪。古希腊和古罗马的木神节、酒神节都可以说是其前身。有些地区还把它称之为谢肉节和忏悔节。该节日曾与复活节有密切关系。复活节前有一个为期40天的大斋期，即四旬斋。斋期里，人们禁止娱乐，禁食肉食，反省、忏悔以纪念复活节前3天遭难的耶稣，生活肃穆沉闷，于是在斋期开始的前3天里，人们会专门举行宴会、舞会、游行，纵情欢乐，故有"狂欢节"之说。

herbivorous [hə:'bivərəs]herb+i起连接作用+vor+ous
an animal that eats only plants
adj. [动] 食草的

herb [hə:b]
type of plant whose leaves are used in cooking to give flavour to particular dishes, or which are used in making medicine
n. 香草，药草

趣味单词

ecstasy ['ekstəsi]俺可是特喜
a state of extreme happiness, especially when feeling pleasure
n. 狂喜；忘形；心醉神迷，销魂

ecstatic [ik'stætik]
extremely happy
adj. 狂喜的；入迷的；

例句
We were in ecstasies at the thought of going home.
一想到回家,我们高兴极了。

耶鲁公开课 - 公正课程节选
But look at the collective ecstasy of the Romans!
但看看罗马人共同的心醉神迷啊！