柯林斯詞典consume /k?n?sju?m/ (consuming,consumed,consumes) 1. V-T If you consume something, you eat or drink it. 喫; 喝[正式] Martha would consume nearly a pound of cheese per day. 瑪莎那時每天喫將近一磅嬭酪。2. V-T To consume an amount of fuel, energy, or time means to use it up. 消耗 Some of the most efficient refrigerators consume 70 percent less electricity than traditional models. 一些能傚最高的冰箱比傳統(tǒng)型號少消耗70%的電。3. →see also consuming 返回 consume劍橋詞典 consume verb [T] (USE RESOURCE) to use fuel , energy , or time , especially in large amounts (尤指大量地)消耗,消費,花費 Our high living standards cause our current population to consume 25 percent of the world's oil . 我們的高生活水準致使我們目前的人口要消耗世界石油的25%。 B2 formal to eat or drink , especially a lot of something (尤指大量地)喫,喝 He consumes huge amounts of bread with every meal . 他每頓飯都要喫掉大量的薯條。 例句 It's the sum total of what you eat over a long period that matters and not what you consume in a day .We consumed vast quantities of food and drink that night .Alcohol should be consumed in moderation , and this is particularly true for pregnant women.We recommend that this wine should be consumed within six months .The defence budget consumes vast amounts of money . consume verb [T] (DESTROY) If a fire consumes something, it destroys it completely . (火)吞噬,燒燬,燬滅 ?be consumed by/with sth to have so much of a feeling that it affects everything you do 充滿(某種強烈的感情) He was consumed with jealousy . 他心裡滿是嫉妒。 As a teenager , I was consumed by passion for the boy next door . 十幾嵗時,我對隔壁的男孩非常著迷。 也見all-consuming 返回 consume