consume

英 [kənˈsjuːm]

美 [kənˈsuːm]

v.  消耗，耗费(燃料、能量、时间等); 吃; 喝; 饮; 使充满(强烈的感情)

过去分词：consumed　现在分词：consuming　过去式：consumed　第三人称单数：consumes　

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牛津词典

verb

• 消耗，耗费（燃料、能量、时间等）
  to use sth, especially fuel, energy or time
  1. The electricity industry consumes large amounts of fossil fuels.
     电力工业消耗大量的矿物燃料。
• 吃；喝；饮
  to eat or drink sth
  1. Before he died he had consumed a large quantity of alcohol.
     他死亡前喝了大量的酒。
• 使充满（强烈的感情）
  to fill sb with a strong feeling
  1. Carolyn was consumed with guilt.
     卡罗琳深感内疚。
  2. Rage consumed him.
     他无比愤怒。
• 烧毁；毁灭
  to completely destroy sth
  1. The hotel was quickly consumed by fire.
     那座旅馆很快被大火吞噬。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 吃;喝;饮用
  If youconsumesomething, you eat or drink it.
  1. Many people experienced a drop in their cholesterol levels when they consumed oat bran.
     很多人食用燕麦麸后胆固醇水平下降了。
  2. ...serving chocolate ice-creams for the children to consume in the kitchen.
     端上巧克力冰激凌让孩子们在厨房里吃
• VERB 消耗，耗费(燃料、能源或时间)
  Toconsumean amount of fuel, energy, or time means to use it up.
  1. Some of the most efficient refrigerators consume 70 percent less electricity than traditional models.
     一些极为节能的冰箱比传统型号耗电减少70%。
  2. ...plans which will consume hours of time and deplete your cash reserves.
     要花费若干小时并消耗你留存备用的钱的计划
• VERB (火)烧毁，吞没，吞噬
  If a fireconsumesa building, it completely destroys it.
  1. ...the fire which consumed the dwelling.
     吞噬了居所的火灾
• VERB (使)沉溺，(使)沉迷，(使)充满(感情或思想)
  If a feeling or ideaconsumesyou, it affects you very strongly indeed.
  1. The memories consumed him.
     他沉浸在回忆中。
• See also:consumedconsuming

英英释义

verb

• engage fully
  1. The effort to pass the exam consumed all his energy
• serve oneself to, or consume regularly
  1. Have another bowl of chicken soup!
  2. I don't take sugar in my coffee
  Synonym:ingesttake intakehave
• use up (resources or materials)
  1. this car consumes a lot of gas
  2. We exhausted our savings
  3. They run through 20 bottles of wine a week
  Synonym:eat upuse upeatdepleteexhaustrun throughwipe out
• spend extravagantly
  1. waste not, want not
  Synonym:squanderwasteware
• eat immoderately
  1. Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal
  Synonym:devourdowngo through
• destroy completely
  1. The fire consumed the building

双语例句

• Consumption tax is tax that we pay whenever we consume a good or make use of a service.
  消费税是指当我们消费了一种商品或是使用了某种服务时所缴纳的税务。
• Also, you must not consume canned foods and carbonated drinks.
  此外，还必须不消耗罐头食品和碳酸饮料。
• Classically, overweight people underestimate the volume of food that they consume.
  一般来说，超重的人往往低估自己摄入食物的量。
• Some say that SOAP is all you need to create and consume Web services.
  一些人说，SOAP是您创建和使用Web服务所需要的一切。
• It can reduce processing time, depletion and lower the chemicals consume, and improve the product quantity.
  其在湿加工中的使用可以减少加工时间，降低化学品的消耗和能耗，改进产品质量。
• They consume a large amount of I/ O and CPU resources.
  它们消耗大量I/O和CPU资源。
• Earthworms consume large amounts of soil, and produce a rich humus, perfect in texture.
  蚯蚓吃下大量土壤，排出肥力丰富、物理结构理想的腐殖质。
• Some of the most efficient refrigerators consume 70 percent less electricity than traditional models.
  一些极为节能的冰箱比传统型号耗电减少70%。
• Consumers will only consume more if they see their future income and purchasing power rising.
  消费者只有看到未来收入和购买力上升，才会更多地消费。
• This can rapidly consume memory.
  这会快速地消耗内存。