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Wednesday, September 9, 2009

2.18 Consume

Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
consume /kənˈsuːm/
  1. (transitive) If you consume energy, resources, time, etc, you use it and it is no longer available.
  2. (transitive) If you consume alcohol, food, etc., you eat or drink it.
  3. (transitive) If a fire consumes something, it burns it until it's gone.

  4. (transitive) If you are consumed by a thought or idea, you cannot think about anything else.

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  1. Daoqin ZhaoSeptember 9, 2009 at 10:29 AM

    consume
    [kən'sju:m]
    v. 消耗,消费,饮食;毁灭；消磨；枯萎
    Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.

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  2. SofiyaSeptember 9, 2009 at 2:57 PM

    In this model, half of people are teetotalers and consume no alcoholic beverages , regardless of what prices might prevail in the market.

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  3. MJSeptember 9, 2009 at 9:04 PM

    Asians are estimated to consume an average of 20 to 80 g of traditional soy foods daily and in contrast of 20 to 80 g of traditional soy foods daily and in contrast, Americans consume only about 1 to 3 g daily, such as soy drinks, breakfast cereals

    Japanese: syou hi suru


    Japanese

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  4. Andy WongSeptember 9, 2009 at 9:38 PM

    The kids soon consumed all the food on the table.

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  5. ChoiSeptember 12, 2009 at 4:54 PM

    She was consumed with greed and envy.

    Korean : …을 다 써버리다, 소모하다, 탐식하다.

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  6. SamSeptember 14, 2009 at 2:27 AM

    Other reasons to suppose we consume too much are less often stated though.
    Italian: Consumare

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  7. Inna K.September 16, 2009 at 3:49 PM

    At night, when photosynthesis can't take place, plants continue to consume oxygen but they don't release any back into the room.
    Russian: потреблять

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