| 单词 | consume |
| 释义 | consume /kənsjuːm; name -suːm/ verb 1. [intransitive, transitive] to buy goods and services to use yourself 消费◆there is an index that measures how content we are with the goods and services we consume. 有一个指标衡量我们对所消费的产品和服务的满意度。◆the consuming public 消费大众 2. [transitive] to use sth such as fuel, energy, time or money 消耗，耗费（燃料、能量、时间或金钱等）◆the system consumes only 5 watts of power. 这系统只耗用 5 瓦电。◆such projects consume 20% of the country's budget. 这样的项目耗费 20% 的国家预算。☞ consume consume /kənsjuːm; name kənsuːm/ [transitive] (formal) to eat or drink sth吃；喝◆red meat should be consumed in moderation.吃红肉要适量。◆before he died he had consumed a large quantity of alcohol.他死前喝了大量的酒。 ➡ see also consume → use verb 2 ▸ consumption /kənsʌmpʃn/ noun [uncountable] ◆the meat was declared unfit for human consumption.这种肉被宣布不适于人食用。◆she was advised to reduce her alcohol consumption.她被劝告减少饮酒。 consume /kənsjuːm; name kənsuːm/ [transitive] (rather formal, written) to use sth, especially fuel, energy or time消耗，耗费（尤指燃料、能量或时间）◆my new car consumes much less fuel.我的新车耗油少很多。◆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。ⓘ people do not usually consume resources, but things and processes do. * consume 表示耗费资源时，主语通常不能是人，而是事物和过程◆the government has consumed large sums of public money. ◆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。 ➡ see also consume → eat ▸ consumption /kənsʌmpʃn/ noun [uncountable] ◆gas and oil consumption always increases in cold weather.燃气和燃油的消耗量在天冷时总会增加。consume/kənˈsju:m;-ˈsʌ:m/verb [t] (formal 正式) 1. to use sth such as fuel, energy or time 使用，消耗（燃料、能源或时间）: ◇this car consumes a lot of petrol. 这辆汽车的耗油量很大。 2. to eat or drink sth 吃；喝: ◇wrestlers can consume up to 10000 calories in a day. 摔跤运动员一天可消耗多达10000卡路里热量。 ☞noun consumption 名词为consumption 3. (used about fire) to destroy sth （指火）烧毁，焚毁 4. (used about an emotion) to affect sb very strongly （指情绪）支配，影响: ◇she was consumed by grief when her son was killed. 她因儿子遇害而痛不欲生。 consumesee ⇨ eat 1 ⇨ use 16 con·sume /kən`sum; kənˈsjuːm/v [t] 1. to use energy, goods, time etc 消费; 消耗:◇the country consumes far more than it produces. 那个国家消费远远多于生产。 2. formal to eat or drink something 【正式】 吃; 喝 3. be consumed with passion/guilt/rage etc to have a very strong feeling that you cannot ignore 满怀热情/深感内疚/满腔怒火等 4. if fire consumes something, it destroys it completely ［火］毁坏，烧毁 |
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