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consume /kənˈsuːm/ /Brit kənˈsjuːm/

Anh-Việt Anh-Anh Đồng nghĩa

Động từ

tiêu dùng

the car consumes a lot of fuel

chiếc xe tiêu tốn hết khối nhiên liệu

đốt sạch, tiêu hủy sạch

the fire quickly consumed the wooden hut

ngọn lửa nhanh chóng tiêu hủy sạch túp lều gỗ

be consumed with hatred

héo hon vì hận thù

ăn; uống

* Các từ tương tự:
consumed power, consumedly, consumer, Consumer borrowing, Consumer choice, Consumer credit, Consumer demand theory, Consumer durable, consumer durables
verb

-sumes; -sumed; -suming

[+ obj] to eat or drink (something)

The dogs consume [=eat] a bag of dog food each week.

They consumed [=drank] a lot of beer at the party. - sometimes used figuratively

He consumes [=devours] 10 novels a month. <SYNR

synonyms seeeat</SYNR

to use (fuel, time, resources, etc.)

The new lights consume less electricity.

She's making an effort to live more simply and consume less.

Most of our time was consumed [=taken up] by the search.

The car repair consumed [=used up] his entire paycheck. - see also time-consuming

to destroy (something) with fire

Hundreds of books were consumed in the fire.

Fire consumed the building.

to take all of a person's attention, energy, time, etc.

Work on the project has consumed his attention for many months. = Work on the project has consumed him.

usually used as (be) consumed

The movie tells the story of a woman consumed by ambition/hatred.

He was consumed with/by jealousy.

* Các từ tương tự:
consumer, consumer durables, consumer goods, consumer price index, consumerism
verb

When those teenagers come home, they consume everything in sight

devour

eat (up)

gulp (down)

swallow

drink (up)

put away

gobble (up)

digest

The new car has consumed all our savings

use up

exhaust

deplete

drain

expend

diminish

reduce

Too much of your time has already been consumed by that problem

waste

occupy

squander

fritter away

dissipate

absorb

lose

throw away

lavish

Slang blow

Fire consumed the entire house

destroy

ruin

(lay) waste

demolish

wreck

gut

raze

Slang US and Canadian total

He is consumed by jealousy

overcome

overwhelm

devastate

destroy

annihilate

ravage

(lay) waste

wear out

ruin

eat up

devour

do in

preoccupy

obsess