consume

单词音标

consume音标[kәn\'sju:m]

汉语翻译

vt. 消耗, 消费, 消灭

vi. 耗尽, 毁灭

词型变化

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

英语解释

动词 consume:

eat immoderately

同义词：devour, down, go through

serve oneself to, or consume regularly

同义词：ingest, take in, take, have

spend extravagantly

同义词：squander, waste, ware

destroy completely

use up (resources or materials)

同义词：eat up, use up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe out

engage fully

例句

Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.

贪吃的吃掉或想吃大量的食物; 狼吞虎咽的

Each year Americans consume a high percentage of the world\'s energy.

每年美国人都消耗掉世界能源的很大比例

详细解释

con.sume

v.（动词）

con.sumed,con.sum.ing,con.sumes

v.tr.（及物动词）

To eat or drink up; ingest.See Synonyms at eat

吃光：吃完或喝完；吞下参见 eat

To expend; use up:

消耗：花费；耗尽：

例句：

engines that consume less fuel; a project that consumed most of my time and energy.

耗油较少的发动机；耗尽我大部分时间和精力的计划

To purchase (goods or services) for direct use or ownership.

消费：为直接使用或拥有而购买的（商品或服务）

To waste; squander.See Synonyms at waste

浪费；挥霍参见 waste

To destroy totally; ravage:

毁灭：彻底毁坏；毁灭：

例句：

flames that consumed the house; a body consumed by cancer.

吞噬房屋的火焰；被癌症毁坏的身体

To absorb; engross:

使全神贯注；使入迷：

例句：

consumed with jealousy.See Synonyms at monopolize

妒忌得不得了参见 monopolize

v.intr.（不及物动词）

To be destroyed, expended, or wasted.

被毁灭、耗尽或浪费

To purchase economic goods and services:

购买经济的商品及服务：

例句：

a society that consumes as fast as it produces.

现在社会上生产和消费一样快

来源：

Middle English consumen

中古英语 consumen

from Latin cônsômere

源自 拉丁语 cônsômere

com- [intensive pref.] * see com-

com- [前缀，表加强词意] *参见 com-

sômere [to take] * see em-

sômere [拿，取] *参见 em-