consume
美音:[kən´su:m
]
英音:[kən´su:m
]
vt.消耗,消费,消灭,大吃大喝,吸引 vi.消灭,毁灭
难易程度:
consume为短语/超纲词汇
词频:4841
词形变化:
动词过去式:consumed 过去分词:consumed 现在分词:consuming 第三人称单数:consumes
词根
com-=together,with,wholly 变化型 co-,col-,comb-,con-,cor-,coun-
近义词, 同义词
spend expend use consume swallow up exhaust impoverish spill drain empty disperse cast away throw away fritter away waste leak
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consume
/kən'sju:m; [US] -'su:m; kən`sum/
v [Tn]
1 (a) use (sth) up 用尽, 消耗, 花费（某事物）
*consume resources, time, stores, etc 耗尽资源、时间、存物等
* The car consumes a lot of fuel. 这辆汽车很费汽油.
* (rhet 修辞) He soon consumed his fortune, ie spent the money wastefully. 他很快就把财产挥霍殆尽.
(b) destroy (sb/sth) by fire, decay, etc （因火烧、衰败等）毁掉（某人[某物]）
*The fire quickly consumed the wooden hut. 火焰很快地吞噬了那所小木屋.
* (fig 比喻) be consumed (ie filled) with envy, hatred, greed, etc 心中充满了忌妒、仇恨、贪欲等.
2 (fml 文) eat or drink (sth) 吃或喝（某物）.
v [Tn]
1 (a) use (sth) up 用尽, 消耗, 花费（某事物）
*consume resources, time, stores, etc 耗尽资源、时间、存物等
* The car consumes a lot of fuel. 这辆汽车很费汽油.
* (rhet 修辞) He soon consumed his fortune, ie spent the money wastefully. 他很快就把财产挥霍殆尽.
(b) destroy (sb/sth) by fire, decay, etc （因火烧、衰败等）毁掉（某人[某物]）
*The fire quickly consumed the wooden hut. 火焰很快地吞噬了那所小木屋.
* (fig 比喻) be consumed (ie filled) with envy, hatred, greed, etc 心中充满了忌妒、仇恨、贪欲等.
2 (fml 文) eat or drink (sth) 吃或喝（某物）.
consume
v [T]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French;Origin: consumer, from Latin consumere, from com- ( COM-) + sumere 'to take up, take']
to use time, energy, goods etc
→consumption
Only 27% of the paper we consume is recycled.
A smaller vehicle will consume less fuel.
formal to eat or drink something
→consumer, consumption consumption
Alcohol may not be consumed on the premises.
literary if a feeling or idea consumes you, it affects you very strongly, so that you cannot think about anything else
She was scared by the depression which threatened to consume her.
be consumed with sth
He was consumed with guilt after the accident.
formal if fire consumes something, it destroys it completely
→time-consuming
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French;Origin: consumer, from Latin consumere, from com- ( COM-) + sumere 'to take up, take']
to use time, energy, goods etc
→consumption
Only 27% of the paper we consume is recycled.
A smaller vehicle will consume less fuel.
formal to eat or drink something
→consumer, consumption consumption
Alcohol may not be consumed on the premises.
literary if a feeling or idea consumes you, it affects you very strongly, so that you cannot think about anything else
She was scared by the depression which threatened to consume her.
be consumed with sth
He was consumed with guilt after the accident.
formal if fire consumes something, it destroys it completely
→time-consuming
1. The myth has it that Americans consume too much, since the creation of solid waste per person continues to climb.
有种说法是，美国人消耗太多，因为他们的人均固体垃圾制造量在持续上升。
2. The assumption is that we are unstoppable in our desire to consume.
据推测这是因为我们美国人的消费欲望无法遏止。
3. And because women often restrict their diet in an effort to control weight, they may not consume enough iron-rich food, and are liable to experience a deficiency.
而且，由于女性常常为了控制体重而节食，而未能摄取足够的含铁丰富的食物，结果可能导致缺铁。
4. As the human population grows, people consume more.
随着人口越来越多，人类的消耗也越来越多。
5. As they consume these resources without restraint, they also waste large amounts of them.
他们毫无节制地使用这些资源，因此也造成了大量的浪费。
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有种说法是，美国人消耗太多，因为他们的人均固体垃圾制造量在持续上升。
2. The assumption is that we are unstoppable in our desire to consume.
据推测这是因为我们美国人的消费欲望无法遏止。
3. And because women often restrict their diet in an effort to control weight, they may not consume enough iron-rich food, and are liable to experience a deficiency.
而且，由于女性常常为了控制体重而节食，而未能摄取足够的含铁丰富的食物，结果可能导致缺铁。
4. As the human population grows, people consume more.
随着人口越来越多，人类的消耗也越来越多。
5. As they consume these resources without restraint, they also waste large amounts of them.
他们毫无节制地使用这些资源，因此也造成了大量的浪费。
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