consume

英[kən\'sju:m]
美[kən\'sju:m]

意思解释

vt. 消耗,消费;耗尽,毁灭;吃光,喝光;烧毁

变化形式

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.

用法例句

These families typically consume much less than their income .
这些家庭的消费一般都要比其收入要低得多。
Relationships tend to consume a lot of your emotional energy .
你在亲密关系中消耗了大量情绪能量。
Such internal squabbles consume so much energy that bosnians miss opportunities without even realising it .
此类国内争端耗费了波斯尼亚人大量精力,以至于许多机遇还没来得及认识到就已经错失了。
Minimalism refuses to consume beyond our means .
简约生活拒绝超过我们承受能力的消费。
In short , urbanites consume less but produce more .
简言之,都市人消费更少却产出更多。