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consume v.消耗；吃喝；毁灭 (1) 他的旧汽车耗油很多。(2) 每年美国人都消耗掉世界能源的很大比例(3) 我看见火焰吞噬了整栋建筑物。 To consume a cake is to eat it, the idea being that you ate the whole thing. To say a fire consumed a building is to say that the entire building was destroyed. Consume means to devour, to take in, to use up. The Unites States is often referred to as a consumer society because our economy is based on things being consumed. Whether it's gas, clothes, burgers, music, or anything that we use up as we purchase it, it's something that we consume. If we consume all the oil, there will be none left to burn.

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英 [kən'sjuːm] 美 [kən'suːm] (1) His old car consumed much gasoline.(2) Each year Americans consume a high percentage of the world's energy.(3) I saw the flames consuming the whole building. The Freshman 15 describes freshman-year college students who gain about fifteen pounds because they consume way too much lousy dorm food all day long. 1[VERB 动词]吃；喝；饮用 If you consume something, you eat or drink it.   [V n]  [FORMAL 正式]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2[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.   [V n]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-consuming...oil-consuming countries...石油消费国It is very space-consuming.这东西很占地方。3[VERB 动词](火)烧毁，吞没，吞噬 If a fire consumes a building, it completely destroys it.   [V n]  [FORMAL 正式]...the fire which consumed the dwelling.吞噬了居所的火灾4[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.   [V n]The memories consumed him.他沉浸在回忆中。5See also:consumed；consuming；

英语单词	consume
英美音标	英 [kən'sjuːm] 美 [kən'suːm]
中文释义	v.消耗；吃喝；毁灭
英语例句	(1) His old car consumed much gasoline. (2) Each year Americans consume a high percentage of the world's energy. (3) I saw the flames consuming the whole building.
中文例句	(1) 他的旧汽车耗油很多。 (2) 每年美国人都消耗掉世界能源的很大比例 (3) 我看见火焰吞噬了整栋建筑物。
vocabulary简明	The Freshman 15 describes freshman-year college students who gain about fifteen pounds because they consume way too much lousy dorm food all day long.
vocabulary扩展	To consume a cake is to eat it, the idea being that you ate the whole thing. To say a fire consumed a building is to say that the entire building was destroyed. Consume means to devour, to take in, to use up. The Unites States is often referred to as a consumer society because our economy is based on things being consumed. Whether it's gas, clothes, burgers, music, or anything that we use up as we purchase it, it's something that we consume. If we consume all the oil, there will be none left to burn.
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]吃；喝；饮用 If you consume something, you eat or drink it. [V n] [FORMAL 正式] 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 2 [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. [V n] 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 -consuming ...oil-consuming countries... 石油消费国 It is very space-consuming. 这东西很占地方。 3 [VERB 动词](火)烧毁，吞没，吞噬 If a fire consumes a building, it completely destroys it. [V n] [FORMAL 正式] ...the fire which consumed the dwelling. 吞噬了居所的火灾 4 [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. [V n] The memories consumed him. 他沉浸在回忆中。 5 See also:consumed ；consuming ；

Consume Verb 动词 [V N Fire D Consumed