gobble up

verb

(transitive) To consume [something] rapidly. / (by extension, figuratively) To continually absorb or expand through annexation.

The hungry child gobbled up the entire pizza in minutes.

意味（1）

(transitive) To consume [something] rapidly.

supper gobbled up in haste

意味（2）

(by extension, figuratively) To continually absorb or expand through annexation.

The city grew over the years by gobbling up land around its limits.