Consume
[ kən'sju:m ]
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vt. 消耗，消费;耗尽，毁灭;吃光，喝光;烧毁;
📝 例句
The kids soon consumed all the food on the table.
孩子们一会儿功夫便把桌上的食品全部吃光。
Thermal engines, be they large or small, have to consume fuel.
热机不论大小都需要消耗燃料。
All this would consume time, the most precious element of all.
如此一来，难免要虚掷极宝贵的时间了。
If you are one of those who want us to consume it, I differ from you.
假如你是那种想叫我们把它消灭掉的人们中间的一个，那我的意见就跟你不同了。
She consumed away with grief.
她抑郁而死。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ con-谐音“肯”,su-拼音“输”,me-我:你的体力消耗完了,终于肯输我了
※ con-前缀“强意”,词根sum-take拿、取,e-动缀:不断地取出消费、吃喝(饮食)
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-cept-表示“抓住”
常见变体有-cap-、-cip-、-ceiv-
📖 牛津释义
consume
v[Tn]
1
(a) use (sth) up 用尽, 消耗, 花费（某事物）
consume resources, time, stores, etc 耗尽资源、 时间、 存物等
The car consumes a lot of fuel. 这辆汽车很费汽油.
(rhet 修辞) He soon consumed his fortune, ie spent the money wastefully. 他很快就把财产挥霍殆尽.
(b) destroy (sb/sth) by fire, decay, etc （因火烧、 衰败等）毁掉（某人[某物]）
The fire quickly consumed the wooden hut. 火焰很快地吞噬了那所小木屋.
(fig 比喻) be consumed (ie filled) with envy, hatred, greed, etc 心中充满了忌妒、 仇恨、 贪欲等.
2 (fml 文) eat or drink (sth) 吃或喝（某物）.
🎯 考研助记
con(共同)+sume(消嘛,谐音):共同消费嘛- 消费 sume(拿取): as(=to)+sume(拿取)=pre(之前)+sume(拿取)- 假定 re(回)+sume(拿取):拿回来是 恢复 con(一起)+sume(拿取):一起拿叫 消费 网友：yqy补充： 来自consumer消费者
🔁 扩展释义
*[kәn'sju:m]vt. 消耗, 消费, 消灭vi. 耗尽, 毁灭
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Well, it's getting late. I must be off now. Nice to meet you.
好啦，时间不早了。我得走了。见到你很高兴。
Let me think. Maybe I could ask Jeanne. She married a man with a lot of money. I'll go and see her on Friday after I get the new dress.
我想想看。或许我可以去问问让娜。她嫁给了一位很有钱的男人。等我买好新衣服，星期五就去看她。
Yes, speaking. Just a moment. Let me turn the music down. There, that's better.
是的，我就是。请稍等。让我把音量关小一点。你瞧，好多啦。