consume
消费
释义2：
consume
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◙ verb, [with obj.] 1. eat, drink, or ingest (food or drink)• 吃；喝；摄取（食物，饮料） »people consume a good deal of sugar in drinks. 人们在喝饮料时摄入大量的糖。 buy (goods or services)• 购买，消费（商品，服务） use up (a resource)• 用完，耗尽；消耗（资源） »there has been a doubling in the amount of gas consumed by electricity generators. 发电机耗油量已加倍。 (especially of a fire) completely destroy• （尤指火）毁灭，烧毁；荡尽 »the fire spread rapidly, consuming many homes. 火势蔓延得很快，烧毁了许多住宅。 [一般作 be consumed] (of a feeling) absorb all of the attention and energy of (someone)• （感情）充满；吸引；使全神贯注 »Carolyn was consumed with guilt. 卡罗琳的内心充满悔恨。 »[as adj. consuming] a consuming passion. 激情洋溢。【派生】
♦ consumingly adverb【语源】
1. late Middle English: from Latin consumere, from con- 'altogether' + sumere 'take up'; reinforced by French consumer
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