consume的用法总结大全思维导图

vt. 消耗，消费；耗尽，毁灭；吃光，喝光；烧毁

用作及物动词

S+～+ n./pron.

The children consumed all the hamburgers.

孩子们把汉堡全部吃完了。

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。

The fire soon consumed the wooden buildings.

大火很快就把那些木制建筑物烧毁了。

用作动词(v.)

consume away( v.+adv. )

consume sth ⇔ away

consume with( v.+prep. )

be consumed with sth

1. Classically, overweight people underestimate the volume of food that they consume.

2. Earthworms consume large amounts of soil, and produce a rich humus, perfect in texture.

3. Some of the most efficient refrigerators consume 70 percent less electricity than traditional models.

4. Many people are unaware of just how much food and drink they consume.

5. The fact of the matter is that most people consume far more protein than they actually need.

6. Britons still consume more than 29 million pints a day, ranging over 1,000 or more different brews.