vt.
消耗，消费；耗尽；用掉：
He had consumed the best years of his life in prison.
他在狱中度过了他的大好年华。
She consumes much of her time in studying.
她把很多时间用在学习上。
吃光；喝光；大吃大喝：
They consumed all the hot dogs and hamburgers.
他们把热狗和汉堡包统统吃光了。
烧光；毁灭：
A big fire consumed the whole house.
一场大火把这所房子整个烧光。
浪费，滥用；挥霍：
Arguing about such details consumed many hours of their valuable time.
在这些细节上争来争去浪费了他们很多宝贵的时光。
使全神贯注，使专心于；使入迷；使充满：
She was consumed with curiosity.
她充满了好奇心。
vi.
耗尽生命，消亡；憔悴而死；枯萎：
耗尽生命，消亡；憔悴而死；枯萎：
She consumed away with grief.
她因忧伤逐渐憔悴而死。
变形：
vt.
consumed
. consuming