consume[英][kənˈsju:m] [美][kənˈsum]
简明释义 
vt.消耗,消费;耗尽,毁灭;吃光,喝光;烧毁
第三人称单数:consumes过去式:consumed过去分词:consumed现在分词:consuming
-consuming
...oil-consuming countries...
石油消费国
It is very space-consuming.
这东西很占地方。
例句
Consume two glasses of water to drink.
消耗2杯水饮用。
It is no use lecturing the chinese to consume more.
告诫中国人增加消费是没有用的。
In time, it’ll drive her to madness, consume her.
在这时间内,它将迫她慢慢疯狂,消耗她。
But there’s nothing left to consume, so they’re conserving energy.
但却没有东西可以消耗,所以它们就这样保存能量.
The author has probe into the tourism consume trend of guangzhou residents by questionnaire.
摘要作者通过问卷调查来研究广州市常住居民的旅游消费倾向。