consume

動詞

1. 1

   消耗、耗費、用掉

   Older air conditioners consume far more electricity than new models.

   舊型冷氣機消耗的電力比新機種多很多。

2. 2

   吃、喝、攝取正式

   Most adults consume too much salt without realizing it.

   多數成年人不知不覺攝取了過多的鹽分。

3. 3

   消費、使用

   Young people now consume most of their news on their phones.

   年輕人現在多半用手機接收新聞資訊。

4. 4

   燒毀、吞噬

   The fire consumed the entire warehouse within an hour.

   大火在一小時內就燒毀了整座倉庫。

5. 5

   占據、使充滿常用被動

   She was consumed by guilt after the argument.

   那場爭吵後，她滿心都是罪惡感。

6. 6

   揮霍、耗盡

   He consumed his savings on a series of bad investments.

   他把存款都耗在一連串失敗的投資上。