单词 | consume |
释义 | consume UK [kən'sju:m] US [-'su:m] verb transitive USE RESOURCE 消耗资源 IMPROVER ■to use fuel, energy or time, especially in large amounts (尤指大量地)消耗,消费,花费 •Our high living standards cause our present population to consume 25 percent of the world's oil.我们的高生活水准致使我们目前的人口要消耗世界石油的25%。 ■formal ■to eat or drink, especially a lot of something (尤指大量地)吃,喝 •He consumes vast quantities of chips with every meal.他每一餐都要吃掉大量的薯条。 UK [kən'sju:m] US [-'su:m] verb transitive DESTROY 毁灭 ■If a fire consumes something, it destroys it completely. (火)吞噬,烧毁,毁灭 be consumed by/with sth ■to have so much of a feeling that it affects everything you do 充满(某种强烈的感情) •He was consumed with jealousy.他心里满是嫉妒。 •As a teenager, I was consumed by passion for the boy next door.十几岁时,我对隔壁的男孩非常着迷。 |
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