all-consuming

短语

耗尽时间（或精力）的；全身心投入的；令人着迷的

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    That consumes everything; that uses everything up.

    Google is the all-consuming superpower on the Internet; soon everything will be owned by them.

  2. 2.

    Totally engrossing, using up all of one's time and energy.

词源

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂elnós Proto-Germanic *allaz Proto-Germanic *ala- Proto-West Germanic *ala- Old English æl- Middle English all- English all- 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 *nem-? Proto-Indo-European *h₁em-der. Proto-Italic *emō Latin emō Latin sūmō Latin cōnsūmōder. Old French consumerbor. Middle English consumen English consuming English all-consuming From all- + consuming.

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