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

• 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。
• Because of this, Derby ( like any other similar product) can consume a lot of resources.
  由于这一点，Derby（和任何其他类似的产品一样）可能会消耗大量资源。
• The fact of the matter is that most people consume far more protein than they actually need
  真实的情况是，大多数人摄入的蛋白质比他们实际所需的多出许多。
• Lawsuits consume time, and money, and rest, and friends.
  诉讼将消耗时间、金币、休息和失去朋友。
• And we can consume, adapt and extend these application inside the system with a modern and efficient language.
  而且我们可以用一种现代的高效的语言来使用、移植和扩展这些系统内部的应用程序。
• The memories consumed him.
  他沉浸在回忆中。
• This is the credibility that allows you to consume safely.
  这就是公信力，可以让你放心地去消费。
• 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。
• Britons still consume more than 29 million pints a day, ranging over 1,000 or more different brews.
  英国人每天仍然要喝掉2,900多万品脱、1,000多种不同牌子的啤酒。