consume

/kәn'sju:m/

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中文翻译

vt. 消耗, 消费, 消灭

vi. 耗尽, 毁灭

英文解释

v. serve oneself to, or consume regularly

v. spend extravagantly

v. destroy completely

v. use up (resources or materials)

词态变化

过去分词:consumed

现在分词:consuming

过去式:consumed

第三人称单数:consumes

常见例句

v become imbued v take up mentally v take up, as of debts or payments v take in, also metaphorically v cause to become one with v suck or take up or in v devote (oneself) fully to v assimilate or take in v consume all of one's attention or time

choose not to consume

v refrain from voting v choose not to consume

A protracted happy party in which large quantities of alcohol are consumed

The man then consumes the spoonful, takes his briefcase, and leaves. > "God Bless that Ape Wellington for showing us all that extremely boring balloon flight is possible!" > - or - > Friend: "Do you smell bananas?" > Woman: "No." > - or - > Woman: "Have you found the problem?" > OBGYN: "No, but this here is delicious." > - or - > Tickles Brick Tickles: "Honey! Come back! I thought you would enjoy it!" > Woman: "Why?" > Tickles Brick Tickles: "At least your twat doesn't smell like fish." > - or - > Ape: "Wunhh wunhh wooo wooo!" > Woman (to self): "O, why did I ever have sex with an ape? He has no idea what goes where!"