consume

US [kənˈsum]
UK [kənˈsjuːm]
  • v.消耗；吃；毁灭；烧毁
  • Web消费；耗尽；消灭
Simple Present：consumes  Present Participle：consuming  Past Tense：consumed  

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consume
v.
1.
~ sth
消耗，耗费（尤指燃料、能量或时间）to use sth, especially fuel, energy or time
The electricity industry consumes large amounts of fossil fuels.
电力工业消耗大量的化石燃料。
2.
~ sth
吃；喝；饮to eat or drink sth
Before he died he had consumed a large quantity of alcohol.
他死亡前喝了大量的酒。
3.
[usupass]
~ sb (with sth)
使充满（强烈的感情）to fill sb with a strong feeling
Carolyn was consumed with guilt.
卡罗琳深感内疚。
Rage consumed him.
他无比愤怒。
4.
~ sth
烧毁；毁灭to completely destroy sth
The hotel was quickly consumed by fire.
那座旅馆很快被大火吞噬。

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1.
The question is how much junk food do you consume during the typical week?
不要悲观，问题在于你每周要吃多少类似的垃圾食品？
bú yào bēi guān , wèn tí zài yú nǐ měi zhōu yào chī duō shao lèi sì de lā jī shí pǐn ?
article.yeeyan.org
2.
How: into the group will be able to pick up the paper how much energy we consume?
试问：弯下腰捡起废纸团能消耗我们多少力气呢？
shì wèn : wān xià yāo jiǎn qǐ fèi zhǐ tuán néng xiāo hào wǒ men duō shao lì qi ne ?
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3.
Depending on how much media you consume, "renting" may actually be more cost-effective than "owning" in the short-term.
短期来看，根据用户所消费的媒体内容的多寡，“租用”可能确实要比“拥有”更实惠。
duǎn qī lái kàn , gēn jù yòng hù suǒ xiāo fèi de méi tǐ nèi róng de duō guǎ , " zū yòng " kě néng què shí yào bǐ " yōng yǒu " gèng shí huì 。
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4.
But for some people, including the mayor, meaningful cutbacks in how much salt they consume will also require restraint at the table.
但是对于有些人来说，包括市长先生，在用餐是时候还需要有意识地减少食盐。
dàn shì duì yú yǒu xiē rén lái shuō , bāo kuò shì zhǎng xiān sheng , zài yòng cān shì shí hou hái xū yào yǒu yì shi de jiǎn shǎo shí yán 。
article.yeeyan.org
5.
How much money you consume in Ajisen Ramen per person on average?
你平均每次在味千拉面个人消费多少？
nǐ píng jūn měi cì zài wèi qiān lā miàn gè rén xiāo fèi duō shao ?
hi.baidu.com
6.
and if he were here, he'd consume the english with fireballs from his eyes, and bolts of lightning from his arse.
如果他在这儿，他就能眼睛喷出火球，屁股放出闪电，干掉英国人
rú guǒ tā zài zhè er , tā jiù néng yǎn jing pēn chū huǒ qiú , pì gu fàng chū shǎn diàn , gàn diào yīng guó rén
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7.
The scarcity of water is seldom reflected in its price, or in that of the farm products that consume so much of it.
水的缺乏很少反映在其价格上，或消费如此多的农产品上。
shuǐ de quē fá hěn shǎo fǎn yìng zài qí jià gé shàng , huò xiāo fèi rú cǐ duō de nóng chǎn pǐn shàng 。
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8.
Pathogenic fire-heat tends to consume the body fluid and leads to deficiency of it.
火热之邪最易迫津外泄，耗伤人体阴液。
huǒ rè zhī xié zuì yì pò jīn wài xiè , hào shāng rén tǐ yīn yè 。
blog.sina.com.cn
9.
Consume less . This is about how many resources we consume, how much we eat, how much waste we produce from our consumption.
少用就是说我们用多少资源，吃多少，制造多少废物。
shǎo yòng jiù shì shuō wǒ men yòng duō shao zī yuán , chī duō shao , zhì zào duō shao fèi wù 。
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10.
Realistically, if it were not for work, how would we consume the 24 hours we have each day that we do not spend eating and sleeping?
在实际的情况下，若没有工作，除了吃饭睡觉之外，我们要如何花用我们每天所拥有的24小时？
zài shí jì de qíng kuàng xià , ruò méi yǒu gōng zuò , chú le chī fàn shuì jiào zhī wài , wǒ men yào rú hé huā yòng wǒ men měi tiān suǒ yōng yǒu de èr shí sì xiǎo shí ?
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