consume[kən'sju:m]

• vt.
  • 消耗，消费；耗尽；用掉：

    He had consumed the best years of his life in prison.

    他在狱中度过了他的大好年华。

    She consumes much of her time in studying.

    她把很多时间用在学习上。

  • 吃光；喝光；大吃大喝：

    They consumed all the hot dogs and hamburgers.

    他们把热狗和汉堡包统统吃光了。

  • 烧光；毁灭：

    A big fire consumed the whole house.

    一场大火把这所房子整个烧光。

  • 浪费，滥用；挥霍：

    Arguing about such details consumed many hours of their valuable time.

    在这些细节上争来争去浪费了他们很多宝贵的时光。

  • 使全神贯注，使专心于；使入迷；使充满：

    She was consumed with curiosity.

    她充满了好奇心。

• vi.
  • 耗尽生命，消亡；憔悴而死；枯萎：

    She consumed away with grief.

    她因忧伤逐渐憔悴而死。

• 变形:

  vt.consumed.consuming