| 单词 | consume |
| 释义 | consume /keuhn soohm"/, v. , consumed, consuming. v.t. 1. to destroy or expend by use; use up. 2. to eat or drink up; devour. 3. to destroy, as by decomposition or burning: Fire consumed the forest. 4. to spend (money, time, etc.) wastefully. 5. to absorb; engross: consumed with curiosity. v.i. 6. to undergo destruction; waste away. 7. to use or use up consumer goods. [1350-1400; ME ( < MF consumer) < L consumere, equiv. to con- CON- + sumere to take up (perh. < *suzm- < *subzm- < *subs-(e)m-, equiv. to subs-, var. of sub- SUB- + emere to take, buy)] Syn. 1. exhaust, deplete. 4. squander, dissipate. |
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