单词 | consume |
释义 | consume (kənsjuːm , US -suːm ) Word forms: consumes , consuming , consumed 1. verb B2 If you consume something, you eat or drink it. [formal] Many people experienced a drop in their cholesterol levels when they consumed oat bran. [VERB noun] ...serving chocolate ice-creams for the children to consume in the kitchen. [VERB noun] 2. verb To consume an amount of fuel, energy, or time means to use it up. New refrigerators consume 70 percent less electricity than older models. [VERB noun] ...plans which will consume hours of time and deplete your cash reserves. [VERB noun] Synonyms: use up, use, spend, waste -consuming combining form in adjective ...oil-consuming countries. It is very space-consuming. 3. verb If a fire consumes a building, it completely destroys it. [formal] ...the fire which consumed the dwelling. [VERB noun] 4. verb If a feeling or idea consumes you, it affects you very strongly indeed. The memories consumed him. [VERB noun] 5. See also consumed, consuming Collocations: calories consumed Wheat provides one fifth of the calories consumed by human beings. Times, Sunday Times The no-breakfast group ate more at lunch, but not enough to make up the 700 calories consumed by the breakfast-eaters. Times, Sunday Times One study has backed the concept that skipping breakfast can mean fewer calories consumed, not more. Times, Sunday Times Other studies have shown that this could account only for a small proportion of the extra calories consumed. Times, Sunday Times And because all these events are endlessly elongated by pomp and pageantry, the amount of calories consumed escalates dramatically. Times, Sunday Times Grain-fed calves normally consume a diet of milk replacer for the first six to eight weeks. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Consuming a diet rich in gutfriendly foods - yoghurt, kefir, tempeh and high-fibre foods - will help to reduce the inflammation in the body that's associated with many skin conditions, including rosacea. Times,Sunday Times In one study, the participants consumed a diet containing a monthly average of 1.5 kg of xylitol with a maximum daily intake of 430 g with no apparent ill effects. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 We are asking customers not to consume this product. The Sun The bottles required a standard bottle opener to be used in order to consume the product. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was part of an investigation by the documentary into whether celebrities consume the products which they are paid to promote. The Sun You're simply consuming a product. Times, Sunday Times Those concerned about their health after consuming this product are advised to seek medical assistance. canada.com These are some of the sci-fi inventions that could change the way we consume food and drink. The Sun Our lifestyles are different, and the way we consume food has changed for good. Times, Sunday Times Two thirds of the plastic was used to wrap, package or consume food and drink. Times,Sunday Times Who wants to consume food subject to this form of contamination? Times, Sunday Times The ways we visually consume food today reflects the changing way we eat. Globe and Mail The thrusters consume fuel, but give the ship a useful burst of speed. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The engine consume fuel from gas and metan. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Gas meters are used at residential, commercial, and industrial buildings that consume fuel gas supplied by a gas utility. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 By burning wood, the boat could consume fuel provided by woodcutters along the shore of the river. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The jumps consume fuel in direct proportion to the distance traveled and the (empty) mass of the vessel. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They consume gas oil, similar to kerosene used in jet aircraft and double the price of standard marine fuel. Times, Sunday Times They consume gas intensely, which causes their stars to become very violent when forming. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 And waiting gas turbines consume gas. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 When the diver consumes gas from the second stage, the pressure falls in the medium pressure chamber and the diaphragm deforms inwards pushing against the valve lifter. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Since the mitochondria consume oxygen, the oxygen concentration drops. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Under a few millimeters of water heterotrophic bacteria metabolize and consume oxygen. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For example, mitochondria consume oxygen which generates free radicals (reactive oxygen species) as an inevitable by-product. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The growing bacteria consume oxygen, which easily accepts electrons, present in the subsurface which increases reducing potential. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The decomposition process consumes oxygen, depriving fish and other organisms. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The waste would occur as the software developers consume resources while solving problems already solved earlier. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If at least half of the global population begins to consume resources to the same extent, these resources wouldn't be sufficient. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These compel humanity to consume resources, extend longevity, and to reproducein part, the very motives that led to the development of technological society. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, without adequate ventilation, the plants may consume resources, like oxygen and carbon dioxide, faster than they can be replenished. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They consume resources as a service and pay only for resources that they use under a utility computing model, paying only for the services that are consumed. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It means some can consume the equivalent of 26 bags of ready salted crisps. The Sun He consumes the equivalent of two weeks' worth of food for a normal person every day. Times, Sunday Times An average-sized car driving 50 kilometres a day also consumes the equivalent of 40 light bulbs. Times, Sunday Times On this measure the world consumed the equivalent of 11.4 billion barrels of oil in 2005, but by 2030, on current trends, this will rise to 18 billion barrels. Times, Sunday Times As recently as 1800 the average human consumed the equivalent of - at most - three dollars a day. Times, Sunday Times These wars consume time and attention and enable officials lower on the rungs to get away with incompetence and laziness. ST For another, they consume time that would otherwise be available for considering legislation. Times, Sunday Times This can have a beneficial effect on those interested in the message, but can also consume time of people not interested in the message. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But the roles often deviate and consume time that would be devoted to the emotional expressions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 While cooperative learning will consume time, the most effective application of cooperative learning hinges on an active instructor. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 With additional air, the fire consumes more fuel and burns hotter. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 After he loses control of the fire and the fire consumes his raft, he falls into the water, struggling to swim. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Wrapping his arms around his younger self, the old man bursts into flames, and the fire consumes them both. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 吃 Japanese: 飲食する |
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