consume
动词 v.
英 /kənˈsjuːm/|/kənˈʃuːm/
美 /kənˈsum/|/kənˈsjʉːm/
英文释义
动词 v.
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To use up.
— The power plant consumes 30 tons of coal per hour.
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To eat.
— Baby birds consume their own weight in food each day.
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To completely occupy the thoughts or attention of.
— Desire consumed him.
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To destroy completely.
— The building was consumed by fire.
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To waste away slowly.
— Therefore, let Benedick, like cover'd fire, / Consume away in sighs.
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To trade money for good or services as an individual.
— In a materialistic society, individuals are taught to consume, consume, consume.
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To absorb information, especially through the mass media.
— The Internet has changed the way we consume news.
词汇关系
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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”).
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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