consuming

英 [kənˈsjuːmɪŋ]

美 [kənˈsuːmɪŋ]

adj. 强烈的; 重要的; 令人着迷的
v. 消耗，耗费(燃料、能量、时间等); 吃; 喝; 饮; 使充满(强烈的感情)
consume的现在分词

现在分词：consuming　

Collins.2 / BNC.20967 / COCA.22452

牛津词典

adj.

强烈的；重要的；令人着迷的
so strong or important that it takes up all your time and energy
1. Basketball is his consuming passion .
  篮球令他着迷。

adj

very intense
1. politics is his consuming passion
2. overwhelming joy
Synonym:overwhelming

From the aspect of audience, five characteristics of consuming and culture consciousness are pointed out;
从受众角度了其消费意识和文化意识上的五点特征；
This process is time consuming and error prone, thus resulting in high application development cost.
这个过程非常耗时并且容易出错，因此导致较高的应用程序开发成本。
This analysis is often time consuming.
通常这种分析很耗时。
International Food Intake Data the act of consuming food.
摄取和消费食物的动作。
This is a wake-up call to the oil consuming countries and to the oil producers.
这对石油消费国和产油国都是一记警钟。
Consuming has caused the majority of our financial and environmental problems.
消费是我们主要金融和环境问题的起因。
However, they are not in the stage of consuming haute couture and jewelry because of their lifestyles.
但是，他们的生活方式决定了他们不处于消费高级时装和珠宝的阶段。
We help our customers produce more, more effectively by consuming less energy and fewer raw materials.
我们帮助客户以更少的能源和原材料消耗来实现更大量、更有效的生产。
Going to court can be an expensive, time consuming and gut wrenching experience that is best avoided.
打官司费钱耗时而且给人添堵，所以最好能避则避。
It's a real revolution about people's consuming habits.
这是人们消费习惯上的一场真正的革命。