consume
verb- consume something
to use something, especially fuel, energy or time 消耗，耗费（尤指燃料、能量或时间） The electricity industry consumes large amounts of fossil fuels. 电力工业消耗大量的化石燃料。 25 per cent of the world’s population consumes 80 per cent of the planet’s resources. 世界25%的人口消耗了地球80%的资源。
Extra ExamplesTopics The environmentb1Bureaucracy consumes money that could have been spent on public services. 官僚体制耗费的钱本可以花在公共事业上。 My new car consumes much less fuel. 我的新车耗油少很多。 Paperwork consumes time which could be better used getting on with the job itself. 文书工作耗费的时间本可以更好地用于工作本身。 The production of new paper from wood pulp consumes vast amounts of energy. 用木浆造新纸耗费大量能源。
- consume something (formal)
to eat or drink something 吃；喝；饮 Before he died, he had consumed a large quantity of alcohol. 他死亡前喝了大量的酒。 a half-consumed loaf of bread 一条吃了一半的面包 Red meat should be consumed in moderation. 吃红肉要适量。
- [often passive] (formal)
to fill somebody with a strong feeling 使充满（强烈的感情） - consume something (formal)
(of fire 火 to completely destroy something 烧毁；毁灭 see also all-consuming, consuming, consumption, time-consuming
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin consumere, from con- ‘altogether’ + sumere ‘take up’; reinforced by French consumer.