consume
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++con·sume /kənˈsjuːm $ -ˈsuːm/ ●●○ AWL verb [transitive] 1 USE/CONSUMEto use time, energy, goods etc 消耗；消费 → consumption Only 27% of the paper we consume is recycled. 我们消耗的纸张只有 27% 得到回收利用。 A smaller vehicle will consume less fuel. 汽车小耗费燃料也少。2 formalEATDRINK to eat or drink something 吃；喝 → consumer, consumption Alcohol may not be consumed on the premises. 场内禁止饮酒。► see thesaurus at eat3 STRONG FEELING OR BELIEF literary if a feeling or idea consumes you, it affects you very strongly, so that you cannot think about anything else 〔某种情绪或念头〕充满〔内心〕 She was scared by the depression which threatened to consume her. 这种似乎要把她吞噬的抑郁情绪让她感到害怕。be consumed with something He was consumed with guilt after the accident. 这次意外事故发生后，他心里充满了内疚。4. formalDESTROY if fire consumes something, it destroys it completely 〔大火〕彻底烧毁，吞噬 → time-consuming→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
consume• The pathologist at the inquest said that Zyban could have reacted with the alcohol James had consumed.• The US imports 45% of the oil that it consumes.• For example, how many calories a day do you consume?• By 1910 the inhabitants of Britain consumed a million tons of meat over and above home produce.• The college permits students who are 21 or older to consume alcoholic beverages in their dorm rooms.• Like many consumed by a powerful love, he has been searching since not so much for a replacement as an alternative.• In order to survive human beings need to consume food and water.• People who consume large amounts of animal fats are more likely to get cancer and heart disease.• Those in the Peck case consumed months.• Industrialized countries consume natural resources in huge quantities.• This year, health care costs will consume one-eighth of the average family's income.• More actual cheese will be consumed than ever before.• The egg, if injected, would hatch into a wasp grub that would consume the caterpillar from the inside.be consumed with something• The desserts can be consumed with an utterly clear conscience when you have calories to spare in your daily allowance.• They are expected by friends and neighbours to follow the normal passages of grieving, yet often they are consumed with anger.• My friend Lindsey said I was consumed with earthy desires and unable to reach the higher planes.• I was consumed with envy of the young men and women who drifted together through the streets.• The thing I liked best about Teravainen was that he was consumed with factual accuracy.• Fortunately, even flawed loaves are usually delicious and can often be consumed with great joy.• Like most coaches, I am consumed with my work.From Longman Business Dictionaryconsumecon‧sume /kənˈsjuːm-ˈsuːm/ verb1[intransitive, transitive] to buy and use goods, services, energy, or natural materialsNever underestimate the power of the American citizen to consume.The UK and France consume more gas than Italy, mainly because of their colder climates.2[transitive] to use money or time that could be used for something elseExpenses consume less than 16 cents of every revenue dollar at Wal-Mart.Lawsuits consume time and hurt a company’s image.→ See Verb tableOrigin consume (1300-1400) Old French consumer, from Latin consumere, from com- ( → COM-) + sumere “to take up, take”con·sume verbChineseSyllable
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consume
con‧sume AC /kənˈsjuːm $ -ˈsuːm/
verb [transitive]
Only 27% of the paper we consume is recycled.
A smaller vehicle will consume less fuel.
2. formal to eat or drink something ⇨ consumer, consumption:
Alcohol may not be consumed on the premises.
3. literary if a feeling or idea consumes you, it affects you very strongly, so that you cannot think about anything else:
She was scared by the depression which threatened to consume her.
be consumed with something
He was consumed with guilt after the accident.
4. formal if fire consumes something, it destroys it completely
⇨ time-consuming
▪ eat to put food in your mouth and chew and swallow it: Experts recommend eating plenty of fruit and vegetables.
▪have to eat a particular food: ‘What do you usually have for breakfast?’ ‘I usually just have coffee and toast.’ | We had the set meal.
▪feed on something to eat a particular kind of food – used when talking about animals: Foxes feed on a wide range of foods including mice, birds, insects, and fruit.
▪consume written to eat or drink something – used especially in scientific or technical contexts: Babies consume large amounts relative to their body weight.
▪munch (on) something to eat something with big continuous movements of your mouth, especially when you are enjoying your food: He was munching on an apple. | They were sitting on a bench munching their sandwiches.
▪nibble (on) something to eat something by biting off very small pieces: If you want a healthy snack, why not just nibble on a carrot?
▪pick at something to eat only a small amount of your food because you are not hungry or do not like the food: Lisa was so upset that she could only pick at her food.
▪stuff/gorge yourself to eat so much food that you cannot eat anything else: He’s always stuffing himself with cakes. | We gorged ourselves on my mother’s delicious apple tart.
▪slurp to eat soup, noodles etc with a noisy sucking sound: In England it’s considered rude to slurp your soup, but in some countries it’s seen as a sign of enjoyment.
con‧sume AC /kənˈsjuːm $ -ˈsuːm/
verb [transitive] Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old French
Origin: consumer, from Latin consumere, from com- ( ⇨ COM-) + sumere 'to take up, take'
1. to use time, energy, goods etc ⇨ consumption:Language: Old French
Origin: consumer, from Latin consumere, from com- ( ⇨ COM-) + sumere 'to take up, take'
2. formal to eat or drink something ⇨ consumer, consumption:
3. literary if a feeling or idea consumes you, it affects you very strongly, so that you cannot think about anything else:
be consumed with something
4. formal if fire consumes something, it destroys it completely
⇨ time-consuming
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