consume

B1 CET-4 Oxf 3000 高中 FREQ #11098 ★★☆☆☆

vt. 消耗, 消费, 消灭 vi. 耗尽, 毁灭

发音

UK /kənˈsjuːm/
UK /kənˈʃuːm/
US /kənˈsum/
AU /kənˈsjʉːm/
IN /kənˈzjum/
CA /kənˈs(j)uːm/
CA /kənˈs(j)ʉːm/
/kənˈsɪʊm/

词形变化

consumed consumes 三单 consumes consumest consumeth consuming consuming 现在分词 consumed 过去式 consumed 过去分词

教材释义与例句

动词

消耗，消费；使…著迷；挥霍

to use time, energy, goods etc

动词

消耗，消费；使…着迷；挥霍

动词

耗尽，毁灭；耗尽生命

Only 27% of the paper we consume is recycled.

我们消耗的纸张只有 27% 得到回收利用。

A smaller vehicle will consume less fuel.

汽车小耗费燃料也少。

释义与例句

v. B1 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    To use up.

    耗费

    消耗

    耗尽

    用尽

    及物

    The power plant consumes 30 tons of coal per hour.

  2. 2.

    To eat.

    食用

    吃

    摄取

    及物

    Baby birds consume their own weight in food each day.

  3. 3.

    To completely occupy the thoughts or attention of.

    迷住

    着迷

    及物

    Desire consumed him.

  4. 4.

    To destroy completely.

    摧毁

    吞噬

    及物

    The building was consumed by fire.

  5. 5.

    To waste away slowly.

    日渐衰弱

    日益消瘦

    不及物 废旧
  6. 6.

    To trade money for good or services as an individual.

    消费

    不及物 及物 金融

    In a materialistic society, individuals are taught to consume, consume, consume.

    If you consume this product while in Japan, you may be subject to consumption tax.

  7. 7.

    To absorb information, especially through the mass media.

    看

    阅读

    吸收

    及物

    The Internet has changed the way we consume news.

词汇关系

动词

同义词 10

have take down use eat waste exhaust devour demolish ware

反义词 1

abstain

上位词 10

move drop act finish spend destroy ruin engage occupy absorb

下位词 10

try use eat drink shoot touch pass spend fool blow

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 *nem-? 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”).

来源：wiktionary