consume

vt. 消耗, 消费, 消灭
vi. 耗尽, 毁灭

动词过去式:consumed 过去分词:consumed 现在分词:consuming 第三人称单数:consumes 

con.sume

v.（动词）
con.sumed,con.sum.ing,con.sumes
v.tr.（及物动词）
To eat or drink up; ingest.See Synonyms at eat
吃光：吃完或喝完；吞下参见 eat


To expend; use up:
消耗：花费；耗尽：
例句：
engines that consume less fuel; a project that consumed most of my time and energy.
耗油较少的发动机；耗尽我大部分时间和精力的计划

To purchase (goods or services) for direct use or ownership.
消费：为直接使用或拥有而购买的（商品或服务）
To waste; squander.See Synonyms at waste
浪费；挥霍参见 waste
To destroy totally; ravage:
毁灭：彻底毁坏；毁灭：
例句：
flames that consumed the house; a body consumed by cancer.
吞噬房屋的火焰；被癌症毁坏的身体

To absorb; engross:
使全神贯注；使入迷：
例句：
consumed with jealousy.See Synonyms at monopolize
妒忌得不得了参见 monopolize

v.intr.（不及物动词）
To be destroyed, expended, or wasted.
被毁灭、耗尽或浪费
To purchase economic goods and services:
购买经济的商品及服务：
例句：
a society that consumes as fast as it produces.
现在社会上生产和消费一样快


来源：
Middle English consumen
中古英语 consumen
from Latin cônsômere
源自 拉丁语 cônsômere
com- [intensive pref.] * see com-
com- [前缀，表加强词意] *参见 com-
sômere [to take] * see em-
sômere [拿，取] *参见 em-