consume
verb OPAL W
/kənˈsjuːm/
/kənˈsuːm/
动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they consume | /kənˈsjuːm/ /kənˈsuːm/ |
| he / she / it consumes | /kənˈsjuːmz/ /kənˈsuːmz/ |
| past simple consumed | /kənˈsjuːmd/ /kənˈsuːmd/ |
| past participle consumed | /kənˈsjuːmd/ /kənˈsuːmd/ |
| -ing form consuming | /kənˈsjuːmɪŋ/ /kənˈsuːmɪŋ/ |
- consume something to use something, especially fuel, energy or time
消耗，耗费（尤指燃料、能量或时间） - The electricity industry consumes large amounts of fossil fuels.
电力工业消耗大量的化石燃料。 - 25 per cent of the world’s population consumes 80 per cent of the planet’s resources.
世界25%的人口消耗了地球80%的资源。
Topics The environmentb1- Bureaucracy consumes money that could have been spent on public services.
官僚体制耗费的钱本可以花在公共事业上。 - My new car consumes much less fuel.
我的新车耗油少很多。 - Paperwork consumes time which could be better used getting on with the job itself.
文书工作耗费的时间本可以更好地用于工作本身。 - The production of new paper from wood pulp consumes vast amounts of energy.
用木浆造新纸耗费大量能源。
- The electricity industry consumes large amounts of fossil fuels.
- consume something (formal) to eat or drink something
吃；喝；饮 - Before he died, he had consumed a large quantity of alcohol.
他死亡前喝了大量的酒。 - a half-consumed loaf of bread
一条吃了一半的面包 - Red meat should be consumed in moderation.
吃红肉要适量。
- Before he died, he had consumed a large quantity of alcohol.
- [often passive] (formal) to fill somebody with a strong feeling
使充满（强烈的感情） - be consumed with something Carolyn was consumed with guilt.
卡罗琳深感内疚。 - consume somebody Rage consumed him.
他无比愤怒。
- be consumed with something Carolyn was consumed with guilt.
- consume something (formal) (of fire
火 烧毁；毁灭 - The hotel was quickly consumed by fire.
那座旅馆很快被大火吞噬。
see also all-consuming, consuming, consumption, time-consuming - The hotel was quickly consumed by fire.
词源late Middle English: from Latin consumere, from con- ‘altogether’ + sumere ‘take up’; reinforced by French consumer.