consume
英[kən'sjuːm]
美[kən'sʊm]
- vt. 消耗，消费；使…著迷；挥霍
- vi. 耗尽，毁灭；耗尽生命
词态变化
第三人称单数: consumes;过去式: consumed;过去分词: consumed;现在分词: consuming;
中文词源
consume 消费
con-, 强调。-sum, 拿，带，消费，词源同assume, resume.
英文词源
- consume (v.)
- late 14c., from Old French consumer "to consume" (12c.) and directly from Latin consumere "to use up, eat, waste," from com-, intensive prefix (see com-), + sumere "to take," from sub- "under" + emere "to buy, take" (see exempt (adj.)).
双语例句
- 1. Classically, overweight people underestimate the volume of food that they consume.
- 一般来说，超重的人往往低估自己摄入食物的量。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Earthworms consume large amounts of soil, and produce a rich humus, perfect in texture.
- 蚯蚓吃下大量土壤，排出肥力丰富、物理结构理想的腐殖质。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. 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%。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Many people are unaware of just how much food and drink they consume.
- 许多人并不知道他们究竟消耗掉了多少食品和饮料。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. The fact of the matter is that most people consume far more protein than they actually need.
- 真实的情况是，大多数人摄入的蛋白质比他们实际所需的多出许多。
来自柯林斯例句