consume

动词 v.
/kənˈsjuːm/|/kənˈʃuːm/    /kənˈsum/|/kənˈsjʉːm/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To use up. transitive
    — The power plant consumes 30 tons of coal per hour.
  2. To eat. transitive
    — Baby birds consume their own weight in food each day.
  3. To completely occupy the thoughts or attention of. transitive
    — Desire consumed him.
  4. To destroy completely. transitive
    — The building was consumed by fire.
  5. To waste away slowly. intransitive,obsolete
    — Therefore, let Benedick, like cover'd fire, / Consume away in sighs.
  6. To trade money for good or services as an individual. intransitive,transitive
    — In a materialistic society, individuals are taught to consume, consume, consume.
  7. To absorb information, especially through the mass media. transitive
    — The Internet has changed the way we consume news.

词形变化

consumes present,singular,third-person consuming participle,present consumed participle,past consumed past

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm
Proto-Italic *kom
Proto-Italic *kom-
Latin con-
Proto-Indo-European *upó
Proto-Italic *supo
Latin sub
Latin sub-
Proto-Indo-European *h₁em-der.
Proto-Italic *emō
Latin emō
Latin sūmō
Latin cōnsūmōder.
Old French consumerbor.
Middle English consumen
English consume
From Middle English consumen, from Old French consumer, from Latin cōnsūmere, cōnsūmō, from con- (“with, together”) + sūmō (“take; consume”), from sub- + emō (“to buy, take”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- (“to take, distribute”), possibly related to the root *nem- (“to take or give one's due”).
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