consume [kənˈsu:m]

例句:

• 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。
  
• 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。
  
• 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%。
  
• We live in a society where we just consume.
  来自BBC
• That can consume all of a company's cash.
  来自WSJ
• It pushes people to over-consume and to waste it.
  来自VOA
• The children consumed all the hamburgers.
  孩子们把汉堡全部吃完了。
  来自《权威词典》
• The fire soon consumed the wooden buildings.
  大火很快就把那些木制建筑物烧毁了。
  来自《权威词典》
• Arguing about details consumed many hours of the committee's valuable time.
  争论细节问题花费了委员会数小时宝贵的时间。
  来自《权威词典》