consume

【发音】

美 /kənˈsum/ 英 /kən'sjuːm/

【翻译】

1. vi. 消灭， 毁灭

   英释:To consume an amount of fuel, energy, or time means to use it up

2. vt.消费；吃完，喝光

   英释:to use time, energy, goods etc

【记忆】

con(全部) ＋ sum(取) ＋ e → 把钱全部取出消费， 吃喝 → 消费

【短语】

1. propensity to consume : 消费倾向

2. marginal propensity to consume : [经]边际消费倾向

【例句】

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

   一些能效最高的冰箱比传统型号少消耗70%的电。

【真题例句】

1. (2016.6 • CET6 • 第三套 • 听力题)...Indians likewise had their traditional life taken from them by white settlers who often encourage them to consume alcohol to prevent them from fighting back...

2. (2016.12 • CET6 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...who produce and consume their own energy onsite...

3. (2015.6 • CET6 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...Nearly all the cultural objects we consume arrive wrapped in inherited opinion; our preferences are always...

4. (2012.12 • CET6 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...President Obama will no doubt make the point publicly when he gets to Beijing: the Chinese need to consume more; they need—believe it or not—to become more like Americans...

【同、近义词】

1. vt.消耗，消费；使…著迷；挥霍

   waste/to use up/

2. vi.耗尽，毁灭；耗尽生命

   peter/spend/

【同根词】

1. adj

   consuming : 消费的；强烈的

   consumed : 充满的；对…著迷的

   consumable : 可消耗的；可消费的

   consumptive : 消耗性的；浪费的；肺病的

2. n

   consumption : 消费；消耗；肺痨

   consumer : 消费者；用户，顾客

   consumable : 消费品；消耗品

   consumerism : 保护消费者利益运动；用户至上主义

   consumptive : 肺病患者；痨病患者

3. v

   consuming : 消耗（consume的ing形式）

   consumed : 消耗（consume的过去式和过去分词）