consume

美 [kənˈsuːm]英 [kənˈsjuːm]
  • vt.消费;消耗,耗费(燃料、能量、时间等);吃;喝;使充满(强烈的感情);烧毁;饮

过去式: consumed 现在分词: consuming 过去分词: consumed 第三人称单数: consumes

con- 共同,一起 + sum 用,拿 + -e

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verb

1

消耗,耗费(燃料、能量、时间等)
to use sth, especially fuel, energy or time

The electricity industry consumes large amounts of fossil fuels.

电力工业消耗大量的矿物燃料。

2

吃;喝;饮
to eat or drink sth

Before he died he had consumed a large quantity of alcohol.

他死亡前喝了大量的酒。

3

使充满(强烈的感情)
to fill sb with a strong feeling

Carolyn was consumed with guilt.

卡罗琳深感内疚。

Rage consumed him.

他无比愤怒。

4

烧毁;毁灭
to completely destroy sth

The hotel was quickly consumed by fire.

那座旅馆很快被大火吞噬。

consume

频次

  • 1
    VERB 吃;喝;饮用
    If you consume something, you eat or drink it.

    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。

  • 2
    VERB 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.

    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%。

  • ...oil-consuming countries...

    石油消费国

  • 4
    VERB (火)烧毁,吞没,吞噬
    If a fire consumes a building, it completely destroys it.

    ...the fire which consumed the dwelling.

    吞噬了居所的火灾

  • 5
    VERB (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.

    The memories consumed him.

    他沉浸在回忆中。

  • 6
    See also:consumed;consuming

verb

1
engage fully
The effort to pass the exam consumed all his energy
2
serve oneself to, or consume regularly
Have another bowl of chicken soup!
I don't take sugar in my coffee
Synonym: ingest take in take have
3
use up (resources or materials)
this car consumes a lot of gas
We exhausted our savings
They run through 20 bottles of wine a week
Synonym: eat up use up eat deplete exhaust run through wipe out
4
spend extravagantly
waste not, want not
Synonym: squander waste ware
5
eat immoderately
Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal
Synonym: devour down go through
6
destroy completely
The fire consumed the building

数据来源:WordNet

  1. Nearly all the cultural objects we consume arrive wrapped in inherited opinion ; our preferences are always , to some extent , someone else 's.

    我们消费的几乎所有文化物品都是以继承的观点来包装的;在某种程度上,我们的偏好总是来自他人。

  2. What happens to the centralized electric grid , which took decades and billions of dollars to build , as more and more people become " prosumers , " who produce and consume their own energy onsite ?

    如果越来越多的人成为“产消合一者”,自己随时产出并消费能源,那些曾花费数十年和上百亿美金建造的中央电网该怎么办呢?

  3. The electricity industry consumes large amounts of fossil fuels .

    电力工业消耗大量的矿物燃料。

  4. The hotel was quickly consumed by fire .

    那座旅馆很快被大火吞噬。

  5. No alcohol may be consumed on the premises .

    场区内禁止饮酒。

  6. Basketball is his consuming passion .

    篮球令他着迷。

  7. Rage consumed him .

    他无比愤怒。

  8. Carolyn was consumed with guilt .

    卡罗琳深感内疚。

  9. It 's just very time consuming to get such a large quantity of data

    获取如此大量的数据非常费时。

  10. 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。

  11. 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。

  12. Consuming this amount of food could turn these fit players into fatties

    这些体格健壮的运动员吃这么多会变成胖子的。

  13. It was work which consumed most of his waking hours

    他醒着的时候大部分时间都在工作。

  14. 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%。

  15. 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。

  16. He has developed a consuming passion for chess .

    他对下棋产生了极为浓厚的兴趣。

  17. 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。

  18. They are consumed with jealousy at her success .

    他们对她的成功充满了嫉妒。

  19. 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。

  20. There were glasses of champagne and cigars , but not many of either were consumed

    这里有香槟和雪茄,但两样东西都没怎么动。

  21. Going to court can be an expensive , time consuming and gut wrenching experience that is best avoided .

    打官司费钱耗时而且给人添堵,所以最好能避则避。

  22. The memories consumed him .

    他沉浸在回忆中。

  23. Britons still consume more than 29 million pints a day , ranging over 1,000 or more different brews .

    英国人每天仍然要喝掉2,900多万品脱、1,000多种不同牌子的啤酒。

  24. A person who is allergic to cashews may break out in a rash when he consumes these nuts

    对腰果过敏的人吃了这些坚果后身上可能会出疹子。

  25. The fire quickly consumed the wooden hut .

    大火很快吞噬了那座小木屋。

  26. An electric heater consumes too much electricity .

    电热器用电太费。

  27. In most machines friction consumes effort , with the result that less work is got out than is put in .

    在大多数机器中,摩擦要消耗功,以致造成输出的功要小于输入的功。

  28. Arguing about details consumed many hours of the committee 's valuable time .

    争论细节问题花费了委员会数小时宝贵的时间。

  29. The fire had consumed half the forest away before it was stopped .

    大火在熄灭之前毁掉了树林的一半。

  30. This type of bulb consumes little power .

    这种灯泡耗电不多。

前缀
e-共同,一起

concert n. 音乐会

con- 共同,一起 + -cert 唱

confuse vt. 混淆

con- 共同,一起 + fus 流,泻;融化 + -e

connect v. (使计算机)连接(到互联网或计算机网络)

con- 共同,一起 + nect 绑,连结

consider v. 考虑

con- 共同,一起 + sider- 星星

consist v. 包括

con- 共同,一起 + sist 站立

contact n. 联系,联络

con- 共同,一起 + tact 摸

contest n. 竞赛

con- 共同,一起 + test 测试,证据

conduct n. 行为

con- 共同,一起 + duct 引导

content n. 所容纳之物

con- 共同,一起 + tent 拿住

conceal vt. 隐藏

con- 共同,一起 + -ceal 藏

concentrate v. 集中(注意力)

con- 共同,一起 + centr 中心 + -ate 做,造成

concept n. 概念

con- 共同,一起 + cept 拿,抓,握住

concern vt. 涉及

con- 共同,一起 + cern 观察

conclude v. 断定

con- 共同,一起 + clud 关闭 + -e

concrete n. 混凝土

con- 共同,一起 + cret 生长 + -e

condemn vt. 谴责

con- 共同,一起 + -demn 伤害

condense v. 压缩

con- 共同,一起 + dense adj.浓密的

condition n. 条件

con- 共同,一起 + dit- 说话 + -ion 行为,状态

confess v. 承认(自己感到羞愧或尴尬的事)

con- 共同,一起 + fess 说

confine vt. 限制

con- 共同,一起 + fin- 限制,界限 + -e

confirm v. (尤指提供证据来)证实,证明

con- 共同,一起 + firm 强

conflict n. 争执

con- 共同,一起 + flict 打击

congratulate vt. 向(某人)道贺

con- 共同,一起 + gratulate 祝贺

congress n. 国会

con- 共同,一起 + gress 走,步伐

conjunction n. 连词 (如and、but、or)

con- 共同,一起 + junct 连接 + -ion 行为,状态

conquer vt. 占领

con- 共同,一起 + quer 问,找寻

conquest n. 征服

con- 共同,一起 + quest 问,找寻

conscious adj. 有意识的

con- 共同,一起 + sci 知道 + -ous ...的

consent n. 同意

con- 共同,一起 + sent 感觉

consequence n. 结果

con- 共同,一起 + sequ 跟随 + -ence 性质;状态

constant n. 常数

con- 共同,一起 + st- 站,立 + -ant ...的

construct vt. 建筑

con- 共同,一起 + struct 建造,建立

consult v. 咨询

con- 共同,一起 + sult- 召集

consumption n. (能量、食物或材料的)消耗,消耗量

con- 共同,一起 + sumpt 用,拿 + -ion 行为,状态

contain vt. 包含

con- 共同,一起 + tain 拿住

contemporary adj. 属同时期的

con- 共同,一起 + tempor 时间 + -ary ...的

contempt n. 蔑视

con- 共同,一起 + tempt 蔑视

contract n. 合同

con- 共同,一起 + tract 拉,拖

convenience n. 方便

con- 共同,一起 + ven 来 + -ence 性质; 状态 + -i-

convention n. 习俗

con- 共同,一起 + vent 来 + -ion 行为,状态

convert v. 转换

con- 共同,一起 + vert 转

convey vt. 传达

con- 共同,一起 + vey 道路

convince vt. 说服

con- 共同,一起 + vinc 征服,克服 + -e

consolidate v. (使)巩固

con- 共同,一起 + solid adj.固体的 + -ate 做,造成

constrain vt. 强迫

con- 共同,一起 + -strain 拉紧

context n. 上下文

con- 共同,一起 + text 编织

concession n. 让步

con- 共同,一起 + cess 行走,撤退 + -ion 行为,状态

confront vt. 直面

con- 共同,一起 + front- 前额

console vt. 安慰

con- 共同,一起 + sol 安慰;安抚 + -e

contend v. 竞争

con- 共同,一起 + tend 伸展

confer v. 商讨

con- 共同,一起 + fer 带来,拿来

consecutive adj. 连续的

con- 共同,一起 + secut 跟随 + -ive 形容词后缀

conform vi. 符合

con- 共同,一起 + form 形状

conspicuous adj. 引人注目的

con- 共同,一起 + spic 看 + -u- + -ous ...的

concede v. 让步

con- 共同,一起 + ced 行走,服从 + -e

consensus n. 一致的意见

con- 共同,一起 + sens 感觉 + -us 名词后缀

conscientious adj. 认真的

con- 共同,一起 + sci 知道 + -ent ...的 + -ious ...的

concise adj. 简明的

con- 共同,一起 + cis 切,割 + -e

constitute vt. 组成,构成

con- 共同,一起 + stitute- 建立

constituent n. (选区的)选民,选举人

con- 共同,一起 + stitu- 建立;放 + -ent suffix表示“动作的发生”:refluent

contemplate v. 沉思

con- 共同,一起 + templ 庙 + -ate 做,造成

conceive v. 想出(主意、计划等)

con- 共同,一起 + ceive 抓住,获取