[VERB 动词]吃;喝;饮用 If you consume something, you eat or drink it.
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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
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[VERB 动词]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.
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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
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...oil-consuming countries...
石油消费国
It is very space-consuming.
这东西很占地方。
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[VERB 动词](火)烧毁,吞没,吞噬 If a fire consumes a building, it completely destroys it.
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...the fire which consumed the dwelling.
吞噬了居所的火灾
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[VERB 动词](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.
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The memories consumed him.
他沉浸在回忆中。
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con·sumeAWL/kənˈsjuːm; NAmEkənˈsuːm/verb( formal) 1consumesth to use sth, especially fuel, energy or time 消耗,耗费(尤指燃料、能量或时间)◆The electricity industry consumes large amounts of fossil fuels.电力工业消耗大量的矿物燃料。2consumesth to eat or drink sth 吃;喝;饮◆Before he died he had consumed a large quantity of alcohol.他死亡前喝了大量的酒。3consumesb (with sth) [usually passive ]to fill sb with a strong feeling 使充满(强烈的感情)◆Carolyn was consumed with guilt.卡罗琳深感内疚。◆Rage consumed him.他无比愤怒。4consumesth (of fire 火)to completely destroy sth 烧毁;毁灭◆The hotel was quickly consumed by fire.那座旅馆很快被大火吞噬。☞see also
1to use time, energy, goods etc → consumption: Only 27% of the paper we consume is recycled. A smaller vehicle will consume less fuel.2formal to eat or drink something → consumer, consumption: Alcohol may not be consumed on the premises.► see thesaurus at
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3 literary if a feeling or idea consumes you, it affects you very strongly, so that you cannot think about anything else: She was scared by the depression which threatened to consume her.be consumed with something He was consumed with guilt after the accident.4formal if fire consumes something, it destroys it completely →
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