consume
英 [kənˈsju:m] 美 [kənˈsum]

vt.

消耗，消费；耗尽，毁灭；吃光，喝光；烧毁

变形

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

双语释义

v.(动词)

1. vt. 消耗; 消费; 耗尽 use up
2. vt. 大吃,大喝 eat or drink, especially eagerly or in large amounts
3. vt. 烧毁,毁灭destroy

英英释义

consume

• v.
  • eat immoderately

    同义词：devourdowngo through

  • serve oneself to, or consume regularly

    同义词：ingesttake intakehave

  • spend extravagantly

    同义词：squanderwasteware

  • destroy completely

    "The fire consumed the building"

  • use up (resources or materials)

    "this car consumes a lot of gas"

    同义词：eat upuse upeatdepleteexhaustrun throughwipe out

  • engage fully

    "The effort to pass the exam consumed all his energy"

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)～+名词

• consume all the hamburgers吃光所有的汉堡
• consume the whole city吞噬整个城市
• consume time消耗时间

～+副词

• consume away烧毁,毁灭

～+介词

• be consumed with为(某种思想)而不断受折磨

词组短语

propensity to consume消费倾向

marginal propensity to consume[经]边际消费倾向

同近义词辨析

dine, gorge, have, swallow, eat, devour, consume

这组词都有“吃”的意思，其区别是：

dine正式用词，既可指一日三餐中的任何一餐，也可以指特殊的用餐。

gorge侧重指拼命地吃或塞，强调吃饱或吃得过量。

have可与eat换用，但强调一次性的动作。

swallow主要指吃的整个过程的第二部分“咽”，并常指咀嚼得匆匆忙忙地吃。

eat普通用词，使用广泛。既可用于人，也可用于动物。

devour指狼吞虎咽地吃，强调吃得既快又彻底。

consume侧重痛痛快快地吃得一干二净，可用于人和动物。

双语例句

用作动词(v.)

1. His old car consumed much gasoline.
   他的旧汽车耗油很多。
2. 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
3. I'm sure that Chinese people consume the largest amount of rice in the world.
   我敢肯定,世界上中国人吃掉的大米最多。
4. I saw the flames consuming the whole building.
   我看见火焰吞噬了整栋建筑物。

权威例句

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