consume

consume
verb
[with obj.]
  1. eat, drink, or ingest (food or drink)
    吃；喝；摄取（食物，饮料）
    people consume a good deal of sugar in drinks.
    人们在喝饮料时摄入大量的糖。
    ■buy (goods or services)
    购买，消费（商品，服务）
    ■use up (a resource)
    用完，耗尽；消耗（资源）
    there has been a doubling in the amount of gas consumed by electricity generators.
    发电机耗油量已加倍。
    ■(especially of a fire) completely destroy
    （尤指火）毁灭，烧毁；荡尽
    the fire spread rapidly, consuming many homes.
    火势蔓延得很快，烧毁了许多住宅。
    ■(一般作 be consumed)(of a feeling) absorb all of the attention and energy of (someone)
    （感情）充满；吸引；使全神贯注
    Carolyn was consumed with guilt.
    卡罗琳的内心充满悔恨。
    [as adj. consuming]a consuming passion.
    激情洋溢。
派生
consumingly
adverb
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Latin consumere, from con- 'altogether' + sumere 'take up'; reinforced by French consumer
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