It may not have been ladylike to depict a giant spider devouring a hummingbird, but when Merian did it at the turn of the 18th century, surprisingly, nobody objected.
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柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
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狼吞虎咽地吃;吞食
If a person or animal devours something, they eat it quickly and eagerly.