释义 |
Adjective: consuming kun's(y)ooming- Very intense
"politics is his consuming passion" - overwhelming Verb: consume kun's(y)oom- Eat immoderately
- devour, down, go through - Serve oneself to, or consume regularly
- ingest, take in, take, have - Spend extravagantly
- squander, waste, ware - Destroy completely
"The fire consumed the building" - Use up (resources or materials)
"this car consumes a lot of gas" - eat up, use up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe out - Engage fully
"The effort to pass the exam consumed all his energy"
See also: consumable, consumer, consumption, consumptive, intense Type of: absorb, destroy, drop, eat, engage, engross, expend, occupy, ruin, spend, spifflicate, spiflicate Antonym: abstain Encyclopedia: Consuming |