vt. 消耗; 消费; 耗尽 use up
vt. 大吃,大喝 eat or drink, especially eagerly or in large amounts
vt. 烧毁,毁灭 destroy
同义词
v. deplete,devour,have,squander
反义词
v. abstain,desist,refrain
词汇辨析
eat,dine,have,consume,devour,gorge,swallow
这些动词均可表示 吃 之意。
eat 普通用词,使用广泛。既可用于人,也可用于动物。
dine 正式用词,既可指一日三餐中的任何一餐,也可以指特殊的用餐。
have 可与eat换用,但强调一次性的动作。
consume 侧重痛痛快快地吃得一干二净,可用于人和动物。
devour 指狼吞虎咽地吃,强调吃得既快又彻底。
gorge 侧重指拼命地吃或塞,强调吃饱或吃得过量。
swallow 主要指吃的整个过程的第二部分 咽 ,并常指咀嚼得匆匆忙忙地吃。
参考例句
1. He had consumed the best years of his life in prison.
他在狱中度过了他的大好年华。
2. The scientist consumed much time and energy in writing this book.
这回科学家写这本书花费了大量的时间和精力。
3. My work is reflecting the state people live in their familiar surrounding and the world of consume.
我的作品反映的是人们在熟悉的环境和挥霍的世界里的生存状况。
V-T If you consume something, you eat or drink it. 吃; 喝
例:Martha would consume nearly a pound of cheese per day.
玛莎那时每天吃将近一磅奶酪。
V-T To consume an amount of fuel, energy, or time means to use it up. 消耗
例:Some of the most efficient refrigerators consume 70 percent less electricity than traditional models.
一些能效最高的冰箱比传统型号少消耗70%的电。
see also consuming
常见用法
用作动词
His old car consumed much gasoline.
他的旧汽车耗油很多。
Each year Americans consume a high percentage of the worlds energy.
每年美国人都消耗掉世界能源的很大比例
Im sure that Chinese people consume the largest amount of rice in the world.
我敢肯定,世界上中国人吃掉的大米最多。
I saw the flames consuming the whole building.
我看见火焰吞噬了整栋建筑物。