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consume

英 [kən'sjuːm] 美[kən'sʊm]

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近义词waste exhaust destroy

反义词produce

vt. 消耗，消费；使…著迷；挥霍
vi. 耗尽，毁灭；耗尽生命

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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。

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。

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%。

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。

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。