| 释义 |
con·sume /kənˈsjuːm; kənˈsuːm/ vt. | vi.
❶ vt.
1. 消耗，花费；耗尽
consume much of one's time in reading 花许多时间读书
In the mid-seventies Americans consumed about seventeen million barrels of oil daily. 在70年代中期美国人每天耗油约达1700万桶。
2. (尤指无度地)吃完；喝光；大口吞下
3. 毁灭；烧毁
sth. consumed in flames 被火舌吞噬的某物
Terror (Famine) consumed them. 恐惧(饥荒)吞噬了他们。
4. 挥霍，浪费
consume the family income on luxuries 因购买奢侈品而把家庭收入挥霍殆尽
5. [常用被动语态]使全神贯注，使着迷；充满 (with)
be consumed with the sole idea of escape 一心想着逃跑
be consumed with grief (greed) 悲伤(贪心)得不得了
be consumed with a great interest in stamp collecting 对集邮着迷
6. 购买；消费
❷ vi.
1. 耗尽生命；被(烧)毁
The blossom is consuming away. 这枝花正在枯萎。
The leaves consumed quietly in bonfires. 树叶无声地在营火中烧尽。
2. 利用商品
[<L consūmere to use up, eat, waste < CON-+sūmere to take up < emere to take, buy] |