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con·sume AHD[kən-so͞omʹ] D.J.[kənˈsuːm]K.K.[kənˈsum]v.(动词)con.sumed, con.sum.ing, con.sumes v.tr.(及物动词)- To eat or drink up; ingest.See Synonyms at eat 吃光:吃完或喝完;吞下 参见 eat
- To expend; use up:消耗:花费;耗尽:engines that consume less fuel; a project that consumed most of my time and energy.耗油较少的发动机;耗尽我大部分时间和精力的计划
- To purchase (goods or services) for direct use or ownership.消费:为直接使用或拥有而购买的(商品或服务)
- To waste; squander.See Synonyms at waste 浪费;挥霍 参见 waste
- To destroy totally; ravage:毁灭:彻底毁坏;毁灭:flames that consumed the house; a body consumed by cancer.吞噬房屋的火焰;被癌症毁坏的身体
- To absorb; engross:使全神贯注;使入迷:consumed with jealousy.See Synonyms at monopolize 妒忌得不得了 参见 monopolize
v.intr.(不及物动词)- To be destroyed, expended, or wasted.被毁灭、耗尽或浪费
- To purchase economic goods and services:购买经济的商品及服务:a society that consumes as fast as it produces.现在社会上生产和消费一样快
- Middle English consumen 中古英语 consumen
- from Latin cōnsūmere 源自 拉丁语 cōnsūmere
- com- [intensive pref.] * see com- com- [前缀,表加强词意] * 参见 com-
- sūmere [to take] * see em- sūmere [拿,取] * 参见 em-
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