gobble
/ˈgɔbl; `ɡɑbl/ v
1 [I, Tn, Tn.p]
~ sth (up/down) eat sth fast, noisily and greedily (leaving nothing behind) 狠吞虎咽（一点不剩）
Eat slowly and don't gobble! 慢点吃, 别狼吞虎咽的!
gobble one's food (down) in a hurry 匆匆忙忙吞（下）食物
gobble up all the cakes 大口吃光所有的蛋糕.
2 (phr v) gobble sth up (infml 口) use sth up quickly; swallow 很快用完; 吞没
The rent gobbles up half his earnings. 租金一项就占去他一半的收入.
Small family businesses are often gobbled up by larger firms. 家庭小商业遭到大公司的吞并.
gobble / ˈgɔbl; `ɡɑbl/ v [I]
(a) (of a male turkey) make its characteristic sound （指雄火鸡）咯咯叫.
(b) (of a person) make such a sound when speaking quickly, angrily, etc （指人）（说话急、 愤怒时等）发出咯咯声. gobble, n sound made by a male turkey （雄火鸡的）咯咯叫声.