consume
英 [k?n'sju?m]
美[k?n's?m]
- vt. 消耗，消費；使…著迷；揮霍
- vi. 耗盡，毀滅；耗盡生命
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詞態變化
第三人稱單數:?consumes;過去式:?consumed;過去分詞:?consumed;現在分詞:?consuming;
中文詞源
consume 消費
con-, 強調。-sum, 拿，帶，消費，詞源同assume, resume.
英文詞源
- 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.)).
雙語例句
- 1. Classically, overweight people underestimate the volume of food that they consume.
- 一般來說，超重的人往往低估自己攝入食物的量。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Earthworms consume large amounts of soil, and produce a rich humus, perfect in texture.
- 蚯蚓吃下大量土壤，排出肥力豐富、物理結構理想的腐殖質。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Some of the most efficient refrigerators consume 70 percent less electricity than traditional models.
- 一些極為節能的冰箱比傳統型號耗電減少70%。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Many people are unaware of just how much food and drink they consume.
- 許多人并不知道他們究竟消耗掉了多少食品和飲料。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. The fact of the matter is that most people consume far more protein than they actually need.
- 真實的情況是，大多數人攝入的蛋白質比他們實際所需的多出許多。
來自柯林斯例句