consume

verb

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

1. VERB 吃;喝;饮用
   If you consume something, you eat or drink it.
   1. Many people experienced a drop in their cholesterol levels when they consumed oat bran.
      很多人食用燕麦麸后胆固醇水平下降了。
   2. ...serving chocolate ice-creams for the children to consume in the kitchen.
      端上巧克力冰激凌让孩子们在厨房里吃
2. VERB 消耗，耗费(燃料、能源或时间)
   To consume an amount of fuel, energy, or time means to use it up.
   1. Some of the most efficient refrigerators consume 70 percent less electricity than traditional models.
      一些极为节能的冰箱比传统型号耗电减少70%。
   2. ...plans which will consume hours of time and deplete your cash reserves.
      要花费若干小时并消耗你留存备用的钱的计划
3. VERB (火)烧毁，吞没，吞噬
   If a fire consumes a building, it completely destroys it.
   1. ...the fire which consumed the dwelling.
      吞噬了居所的火灾
4. VERB (使)沉溺，(使)沉迷，(使)充满(感情或思想)
   If a feeling or idea consumes you, it affects you very strongly indeed.
   1. The memories consumed him.
      他沉浸在回忆中。
5. See also: consumed consuming

1. Britons still consume more than 29 million pints a day, ranging over 1,000 or more different brews.
   英国人每天仍然要喝掉2,900多万品脱、1,000多种不同牌子的啤酒。
2. Classically, overweight people underestimate the volume of food that they consume.
   一般来说，超重的人往往低估自己摄入食物的量。
3. Many people experienced a drop in their cholesterol levels when they consumed oat bran.
   很多人食用燕麦麸后胆固醇水平下降了。
4. Some of the most efficient refrigerators consume 70 percent less electricity than traditional models.
   一些极为节能的冰箱比传统型号耗电减少70%。
5. The memories consumed him.
   他沉浸在回忆中。
6. The fact of the matter is that most people consume far more protein than they actually need
   真实的情况是，大多数人摄入的蛋白质比他们实际所需的多出许多。
7. Earthworms consume large amounts of soil, and produce a rich humus, perfect in texture.
   蚯蚓吃下大量土壤，排出肥力丰富、物理结构理想的腐殖质。
8. Many people are unaware of just how much food and drink they consume
   许多人并不知道他们究竟消耗掉了多少食品和饮料。
9. Key to understanding and using metadata are the concepts of supply and consume.
   理解和使用元数据的关键是供应和消费的概念。
10. Some say that SOAP is all you need to create and consume Web services.
    一些人说，SOAP是您创建和使用Web服务所需要的一切。
11. This can rapidly consume memory.
    这会快速地消耗内存。
12. They are easier to create and to consume.
    它们的创建和使用都很容易。
13. They consume a large amount of I/ O and CPU resources.
    它们消耗大量I/O和CPU资源。
14. L2 and L3 could provide or consume services to/ from each other;
    L2和L3可以相互提供或使用服务；
15. Because of this, Derby ( like any other similar product) can consume a lot of resources.
    由于这一点，Derby（和任何其他类似的产品一样）可能会消耗大量资源。
16. Consumers will only consume more if they see their future income and purchasing power rising.
    消费者只有看到未来收入和购买力上升，才会更多地消费。
17. Overall, they consume fewer calories without consciously restricting their intake.
    总的来说，他们吸收了较少的卡路里，无意识中控制了他们的摄入量。
18. Mule adds a number of options for helping you build and consume RESTful services.
    Mule增加了大量选项来帮助你创建和消费RESTful服务。
19. It can reduce processing time, depletion and lower the chemicals consume, and improve the product quantity.
    其在湿加工中的使用可以减少加工时间，降低化学品的消耗和能耗，改进产品质量。
20. A requirements type contains the control parameters to plan and consume planned independent requirements and customer requirements.
    需求类型包含计划和消耗计划独立需求和客户需求的控制参数。
21. And we can consume, adapt and extend these application inside the system with a modern and efficient language.
    而且我们可以用一种现代的高效的语言来使用、移植和扩展这些系统内部的应用程序。
22. Lawsuits consume time, and money, and rest, and friends.
    诉讼将消耗时间、金币、休息和失去朋友。
23. The consume structure of chinese tungsten industry and its influence on the world are related.
    概述了中国钨行业的消费结构及其对世界的影响，分析了中国钨行业的市场营销策略。
24. Ethanol and other biofuels consume large amounts of agricultural commodities such as corn and rapeseed.
    乙醇和其它生物燃料需要消耗大量大宗农产品，如玉米和油菜籽。
25. Also, you must not consume canned foods and carbonated drinks.
    此外，还必须不消耗罐头食品和碳酸饮料。
26. People may consume enough calories but their food might not contain enough nutrients.
    人们可能摄入了足够的热量，但是他们的食物可能没有足够的营养。
27. They provide the message that we need to consume less and to boost supplies.
    它们发出了一个信息：我们需要降低消费，增加供给。
28. This is the credibility that allows you to consume safely.
    这就是公信力，可以让你放心地去消费。
29. Consumption tax is tax that we pay whenever we consume a good or make use of a service.
    消费税是指当我们消费了一种商品或是使用了某种服务时所缴纳的税务。
30. As a nation, we consume far too much fat.
    就一个国家来说，我们吃肥肉吃得太多了。

verb

1. engage fully
   1. The effort to pass the exam consumed all his energy

2. serve oneself to, or consume regularly
   1. Have another bowl of chicken soup!
   2. I don't take sugar in my coffee

   Synonym:    ingesttake intakehave

3. use up (resources or materials)
   1. this car consumes a lot of gas
   2. We exhausted our savings
   3. They run through 20 bottles of wine a week

   Synonym:    eat upuse upeatdepleteexhaustrun throughwipe out

4. spend extravagantly
   1. waste not, want not

   Synonym:    squanderwasteware

5. eat immoderately
   1. Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal

   Synonym:    devourdowngo through

6. destroy completely
   1. The fire consumed the building