词汇 | consume |
释义 | consume verb [ T ] uk/kənˈsjuːm/ us/kənˈsuːm/ (USE RESOURCE) C1 (尤指大量地)消耗,消费,花费 to use fuel, energy, time, or a product, especially in large amounts Our high living standards cause our current population to consume 25 percent of the world's oil. 我们的高生活水准致使我们目前的人口要消耗世界石油的25%。 Most of their manufactured products are consumed domestically. The software consumes huge amounts of internet bandwidth. B2 formal(尤指大量地)吃,喝 to eat or drink something He consumes huge amounts of bread with every meal. 他每顿饭都要吃掉大量的面包。 She avoids consuming caffeine in any form. Most people in rich countries consume more protein than they need.
(DESTROY) (火)吞噬,烧毁,毁灭 If a fire consumes something, it destroys it completely. be consumed by/with somethingC2 充满(某种强烈的感情) to have so much of a feeling that it affects everything you do He was consumed with jealousy. 他心里满是嫉妒。 As a teenager, I was consumed by passion for the boy next door. 十几岁时,我对隔壁的男孩非常着迷。 We were consumed with joy when the doctor told us the baby would live. When he looked at the world around him, his heart was consumed with anger. Harry had been missing for over a month and we were all consumed by worry. See also: all-consumingconsume (DESTROY) |
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