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consume

English → Chinese

verb//kənˈsuːm//

(动作) 摄入:吃掉、喝掉食物或烧掉燃料。

Hummingbirds must consume a vast amount of nectar daily to sustain their rapid heartbeat.

(Chinese) 蜂鸟每天必须摄入大量的花蜜以维持其快速的心跳。

The fire was so intense that it threatened to consume the entire forest within hours.

(Chinese) 大火非常猛烈,威胁要在几小时内吞噬整片森林。

verb//kənˈsuːm//

(消耗) 耗费:使用电力、时间或资源。

High-performance gaming computers tend to consume a lot of electricity during use.

(Chinese) 高性能游戏电脑在使用过程中往往会消耗大量电力。

Answering hundreds of emails can consume most of a manager's working day.

(Chinese) 回复数百封电子邮件会耗费经理大部分的工作时间。

Entry ID: en:zh:consume · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary