vt. 2.大吃,大喝 eat or drink, especially eagerly or in large amounts
vt. 3.烧毁,毁灭 destroy
词汇搭配
～+名词
consume all the hamburgers 吃光所有的汉堡
consume the whole city 吞噬整个城市
consume time 消耗时间
～+副词
consume away 烧毁,毁灭
～+介词
be consumed with 为(某种思想)而不断受折磨
常用短语
consume away(v.+adv.)
毁掉,毁灭 destroy
▲consume sth ⇔ away The fire had consumed half the forest away before it was stopped.大火在熄灭之前毁掉了树林的一半。
consume with(v.+prep.)
为(某种思想)而不断受折磨 fill the thoughts or feelings of continuously, especially in a damaging way
▲be consumed with sth She was consumed with guilt.她深感内疚。
句型例句
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。
