scarf
Word family adjectivescarfedadverbscarfwisenounscarfingscarf
scarf1 /skɑːf $ skɑːrf/ ●●● S3 noun (plural scarfs or scarves /skɑːvz $ skɑːrvz/) [countableC] scarf2 (also scarf down/up) verb [transitiveT] American EnglishAmE informal EATto eat something very quickly 狼吞虎咽地吃 She scarfed down a bagel on her way to work. 她在上班的路上匆匆地吃了个面包圈。
scarf• I scarfed down a candy bar between classes. Origin scarf1 (1500-1600) Old North French escarpe, from Old French escherpe “bag hung around the neck”
scarf2 (1900-2000) scoff “to eat quickly” ((18-21 centuries))