consume
/kənˈsjuːm/verb
with obj.
1- eat, drink, or ingest (food or drink)吃; 喝; 摄取（食物, 饮料）：
people consume a good deal of sugar in drinks.
人们在喝饮料时摄入大量的糖。
1.1
- buy (goods or services)购买, 消费（商品, 服务）。
1.2
- use up (a resource)用完, 耗尽; 消耗（资源）：
there has been a doubling in the amount of gas consumed by electricity generators.
发电机耗油量已加倍。
1.3
- (especially of a fire) completely destroy（尤指火）毁灭, 烧毁; 荡尽：
the fire spread rapidly, consuming many homes.
火势蔓延得很快, 烧毁了许多住宅。
1.4
- （一般作be consumed）(of a feeling) absorb all of the attention and energy of (someone)（感情）充满; 吸引; 使全神贯注：
Carolyn was consumed with guilt
卡罗琳心中充满内疚
as adj. consuming a consuming passion.激情洋溢。
派生词
consumingly
adverb词源
late Middle English: from Latin consumere, from con- 'altogether' + sumere 'take up'; reinforced by French consumer.