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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary con·sume (con·sumed ; con·sum·ing) ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French consumer, from Latin consumere, from com- + sumere to take up, take, from sub- up + emere to take — more at sub- , redeem DATE 14th century transitive verb 1. to do away with completely : destroy fire consumed several buildings 2. a. to spend wastefully : squander b. use up writing consumed much of his time 3. a. to eat or drink especially in great quantity consumed several bags of pretzels b. to enjoy avidly : devour mysteries, which she consumes for fun — E. R. Lipson 4. to engage fully : engross consumed with curiosity 5. to utilize as a customer consume goods and services intransitive verb 1. to waste or burn away : perish 2. to utilize economic goods English Etymology consume late 14c., from L. consumere "to use up, eat, waste," from com-intensive prefix + sumere "to take," from sub- "under" + emere "to buy, take" (see exempt). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 consume con·sume / kEn5sju:m; NAmE -5su:m / verb[VN] (formal) 1. to use sth, especially fuel, energy or time 消耗,耗费(燃料、能量、时间等): The electricity industry consumes large amounts of fossil fuels. 电力工业消耗大量的矿物燃料。 2. 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。 3. ~ sb (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。 4. (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 consuming , consumption , time-consuming OLT consume verb ⇨ eat (consume red meat)⇨ use 2 (consume fuel) Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged con·sume \kənˈsüm\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English consumen, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French consumer, from Latin consumere to take completely, consume, from com- + sumere to take, from sub- + emere to buy, obtain — more at redeem transitive verb 1. : to destroy or do away with completely (as by fire, disease, famine, decomposition) < the blaze consumed several blocks > : cause to waste away utterly < plague consumed an entire generation > 2. a. : to spend wastefully : squander < consume the family income on luxuries > b. (1) : to use up : expend < an iron furnace consumed thousands of cords for fuel — American Guide Series: Michigan > (2) : to use up (as time) < hours consumed in reading > < visitors who wish to spend a brief vacation … and to consumeas little of it as possible in transit — American Guide Series: Vermont > c. : to utilize (an economic good) in the satisfaction of wants or the process of production < the production of nuclear energy … soon to consume 10 percent of all the electricity we produce — New Republic > 3. : to eat or drink especially without measure < the banqueters consumed several kegs of beer > 4. : to engage or absorb fully the attention, interest, or energy of : engross < when the rage and the hatred that consume one are more than one can bear — Kay Boyle > intransitive verb : to waste or burn away : perish < as quickly as blossoms consume away > < leaves, which were quietly consuming in bonfires — Sylvia T. Warner > Synonyms: see eat , monopolize , waste |
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