| 词汇 | consume |
| 释义 | consume 1 ENTRIES FOUND: consume (verb) consume /kənˈsuːm/ Brit /kənˈsjuːm/ verb consumes; consumed; consuming consume /kənˈsuːm/ Brit /kənˈsjuːm/ verb consumes; consumed; consuming Learner's definition of CONSUME [+ object] 1 : to eat or drink (something)吃；喝 The dogs consume [=eat] a bag of dog food each week.这些狗每星期吃掉一袋狗粮。 They consumed [=drank] a lot of beer at the party.他们在聚会上喝了很多啤酒。 — sometimes used figuratively有时用作比喻 He consumes [=devours] 10 novels a month.他一个月看10部小说。 Synonyms see: eat 2 : to use (fuel, time, resources, etc.)消耗，耗费（燃料、时间、资源等） The new lights consume less electricity.这些新电灯耗电量较少。 She's making an effort to live more simply and consume less.她正努力过更加简朴低耗的生活。 Most of our time was consumed [=taken up] by the search.我们的大部分时间都花在了搜寻上。 The car repair consumed [=used up] his entire paycheck.维修汽车把他的全部收入都花光了。 — see also time-consuming 3 : to destroy (something) with fire烧毁；毁灭 Hundreds of books were consumed in the fire.数百本书毁于那场大火。 Fire consumed the building.大火吞噬了那座大楼。 4 : to take all of a person's attention, energy, time, etc.使全神贯注；使着迷；充满（某种强烈情绪） Work on the project has consumed his attention for many months. = Work on the project has consumed him.数月来，他一直专注于这项工程。 — usually used as (be) consumed通常用作(be) consumed The movie tells the story of a woman consumed by ambition/hatred.这部电影讲述了一个满怀野心/仇恨的女人的故事。 He was consumed with/by jealousy.他内心充满了嫉妒。 — consuming adjective He has a consuming interest in politics. [=he is extremely interested in politics]他对政治有极大的兴趣。 Her all-consuming passion was music. [=music was an interest that took all of her time and attention; music was the only thing she thought about]她痴迷于音乐。 |
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