consume

consume

英 [kən'sjuːm]
　　美 [kən'sʊm]

vt. 消耗，消費；使…著迷；揮霍
　　vi. 耗盡，毀滅；耗盡生命

中文詞源：

consume 消費

con-, 強調。-sum, 拿，帶，消費，詞源同assume, resume.

例句：

1. Classically, overweight people underestimate the volume of food that they consume.
一般來說，超重的人往往低估自己攝入食物的量。

2. Earthworms consume large amounts of soil, and produce a rich humus, perfect in texture.
蚯蚓吃下大量土壤，排出肥力豐富、物理結構理想的腐殖質。

3. Some of the most efficient refrigerators consume 70 percent less electricity than traditional models.
一些極為節能的冰箱比傳統型號耗電減少70%。

4. Many people are unaware of just how much food and drink they consume.
許多人並不知道他們究竟消耗掉瞭多少食品和飲料。

5. The fact of the matter is that most people consume far more protein than they actually need.
真實的情況是，大多數人攝入的蛋白質比他們實際所需的多出許多。