consume
英 [kənˈsjuːm]
美 [kənˈsuːm]
- vt. 消耗,消费;使…著迷;挥霍
- vi. 耗尽,毁灭;耗尽生命
将“consume”分解为“con”和“sume”。联想“con”如同“coming”(来),而“sume”可以想象成“summit”(山顶),表示消耗资源就像攀登顶峰,一点一滴地消耗直至到达高峰。这种联想帮助记忆“consume”表示消耗、使用或消费的含义。
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consume 消费con-, 强调。-sum, 拿,带,消费,词源同assume, resume.
- consume (v.)
- late 14c., from Old French consumer "to consume" (12c.) and directly from Latin consumere "to use up, eat, waste," from com-, intensive prefix (see com-), + sumere "to take," from sub- "under" + emere "to buy, take" (see exempt (adj.)).
- 1. Classically, overweight people underestimate the volume of food that they consume.
- 一般来说,超重的人往往低估自己摄入食物的量。
- 2. Earthworms consume large amounts of soil, and produce a rich humus, perfect in texture.
- 蚯蚓吃下大量土壤,排出肥力丰富、物理结构理想的腐殖质。
- 3. Some of the most efficient refrigerators consume 70 percent less electricity than traditional models.
- 一些极为节能的冰箱比传统型号耗电减少70%。
- 4. Many people are unaware of just how much food and drink they consume.
- 许多人并不知道他们究竟消耗掉了多少食品和饮料。
- 5. The fact of the matter is that most people consume far more protein than they actually need.
- 真实的情况是,大多数人摄入的蛋白质比他们实际所需的多出许多。