consume

[英] [kənˈsju:m] [美] [kənˈsum] 生词本

vt.

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1. VERB 吃;喝;饮用 If you consume something, you eat or drink it. 
  • 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。

  • ...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

2. VERB 消耗,耗费(燃料、能源或时间) To consume an amount of fuel, energy, or time means to use it up. 
  • 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%。

  • ...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

-consuming
  • ...oil-consuming countries...

    石油消费国

  • It is very space-consuming.

    这东西很占地方。

3. VERB (火)烧毁,吞没,吞噬 If a fire consumes a building, it completely destroys it. 
  • ...the fire which consumed the dwelling.

    吞噬了居所的火灾

4. VERB (使)沉溺,(使)沉迷,(使)充满(感情或思想) If a feeling or idea consumes you, it affects you very strongly indeed. 
  • The memories consumed him.

    他沉浸在回忆中。

5. See also: consumed; consuming;  
Verb

1. eat immoderately;

  • "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"

2. serve oneself to, or consume regularly;

  • "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"
  • "I don't take sugar in my coffee"

3. spend extravagantly;

  • "waste not, want not"

4. destroy completely;

  • "The fire consumed the building"

5. use up (resources or materials);

  • "this car consumes a lot of gas"
  • "We exhausted our savings"
  • "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"

6. engage fully;

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

计算机

  • 1.【动】消耗;消费
  • 2.使用