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consume

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英 [kənˈsju:m]
美 [kənˈsum]
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  • 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"

    学习怎么用

    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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