单词	consuming
释义	consumingcon‧sum‧ing /kənˈsjuːmɪŋ $ -ˈsuː-/ adjective [only before noun] Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES She was possessed by a consuming rage. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A part of the difficulty in leaving county cricket lies in its consuming characteristic. Even before his Stockport vision had collapsed, Oldknow had begun a consuming preoccupation with this largely rural community. His autograph ritual and travel are his consuming interests. I think I understood subconsciously that I required a grand consuming passion in life. Perhaps the choice was his way of declaring his consuming interest in life, not learning, which was becoming an obsession. The arms of the dead warrior seemed to flex, moved by heat, twisted by the consuming flame. Yet they are often inhibited from doing so by the structure of vertical integration imposed by resource-seeking investors from the consuming markets. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► consuming interest/passion (=a strong feeling of interest, or something you are extremely interested in) During this period, politics became his consuming interest. COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a consuming interest (=a very strong feeling of interest)· Roland had a consuming interest in cricket. ► a consuming passion (=a very strong interest, or something you are very interested in)· The young Wordsworth had a consuming passion for poetry.· For years, acting and the stage had been his consuming passion. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► interest · His autograph ritual and travel are his consuming interests.· By slow degrees, the world of the bloodstock sales lost the best part of its consuming interest for Dada.· Perhaps the choice was his way of declaring his consuming interest in life, not learning, which was becoming an obsession.· Though he didn't realise it at the time, cricket was his life and consuming interest.· When Bernice glanced over her shoulder, he averted his eyes and took a consuming interest in the door hinges.· Full of youthful optimism and his consuming interest in debt, he continued reading and applying for jobs. a consuming feeling is so strong that you think of little else:  a consuming hatredconsuming interest/passion (=a strong feeling of interest, or something you are extremely interested in) During this period, politics became his consuming interest.
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