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consume

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con·sume /kənˈsjuːm $ -ˈsuːm/ ●●○ AWL verb [transitiveT]  
1 USE/CONSUMEto use time, energy, goods etc 消耗;消费 consumption
 Only 27% of the paper we consume is recycled.
我们消耗的纸张只有 27% 得到回收利用。
 A smaller vehicle will consume less fuel.
汽车小耗费燃料也少。
2 formalEATDRINK to eat or drink something 吃;喝 consumer, consumption
 Alcohol may not be consumed on the premises.
场内禁止饮酒。
see thesaurus at eat
3 STRONG FEELING OR BELIEF literary if a feeling or idea consumes you, it affects you very strongly, so that you cannot think about anything else 〔某种情绪或念头〕充满〔内心〕
 She was scared by the depression which threatened to consume her.
这种似乎要把她吞噬的抑郁情绪让她感到害怕。
be consumed with something
 He was consumed with guilt after the accident.
这次意外事故发生后,他心里充满了内疚。
4. formalDESTROY if fire consumes something, it destroys it completely 〔大火〕彻底烧毁,吞噬
time-consuming
Examples from the Corpus
From Longman Business Dictionary
consumecon·sume /kənˈsjuːm-ˈsuːm/ verb
1[intransitiveI, transitiveT] to buy and use goods, services, energy, or natural materials
Never underestimate the power of the American citizen to consume.
The UK and France consume more gas than Italy, mainly because of their colder climates.
2[transitiveT] to use money or time that could be used for something else
Expenses consume less than 16 cents of every revenue dollar at Wal-Mart.
Lawsuits consume time and hurt a company’s image.
Origin consume
(1300-1400) Old French consumer, from Latin consumere, from com- ( → COM-) + sumere to take up, take
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