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consume verb
⇨ eat (consume red meat) ⇨ use 2 (consume fuel) eat verb ➡ See also the entry for ⇨ dine 另见dine条eat ♦︎ have ♦︎ swallow ♦︎ consume ♦︎ finish ♦︎ ingest ♦︎ devour ♦︎ taste ♦︎ wolf ♦︎ stuff ♦︎ tuck in/tuck into sthThese words all mean to put food or drink into your stomach through your mouth. 这些词均表示吃或喝。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to eat / finish sth up◆to eat / swallow / consume / devour / wolf down / stuff yourself with / tuck into your food◆to eat / have / finish / devour / tuck into a meal◆to eat / have / finish / wolf / tuck into your lunch / dinner◆to eat / have / consume / taste some meat / fruit■ eat (ate, eaten) [intransitive, transitive] to put food into your mouth, chew it, and make it go down your throat into your stomach 吃◆I was too nervous to eat.我紧张得饭都吃不下。◆She doesn't eat sensibly (= doesn't eat food that is good for her).她不注意饮食。◆Eat up!(= Eat all your food.) 把东西吃完！◆I don't eat meat.我不吃肉。◆Would you like something to eat?你想吃点什么吗？◆I couldn't eat another thing (= I have had enough food).我再也吃不下了。 see also eat ⇨ dine ■ have (had, had) [transitive] to eat or drink sth 吃；喝◆Have you had breakfast yet?你吃过早饭了吗？◆I just had a sandwich for lunch.我午饭就吃了个三明治。◆I'll have the salmon (= in a restaurant).我要一份鲑鱼。■ swallow [transitive, intransitive] to make sth, especially food, drink or medicine, go down your throat into your stomach 吞下；咽下◆Always chew food well before swallowing it.什么食物都要先嚼碎了再吞咽。◆The pills should be swallowed whole (= in one piece).这些药丸要整粒吞服。◆I had a sore throat and it hurt to swallow.当时我嗓子疼，咽东西就难受。■ consume / /kənˈsjuːm; NAmE kənˈsuːm/ [transitive] (formal) to eat or drink sth 吃；喝◆Red meat should be consumed in moderation.吃红肉要适量。◆Before he died he had consumed a large quantity of alcohol.他死前喝了大量的酒。 see also consume ⇨ use verb 2 ▸ consumption /kənˈsʌmpʃn/ / noun [uncountable] ◆The meat was declared unfit for human consumption.这种肉被宣布不适于人食用。◆She was advised to reduce her alcohol consumption.她被劝告减少饮酒。■ finish [transitive] to eat, drink or use what remains of sth 吃完，喝光，用尽（所剩之物）◆He finished off his drink with one large gulp.他一大口喝完了饮料。◆We might as well finish up the cake－there isn't much left.我们不如把蛋糕也都吃了吧－剩下不多了。◆We'll go out after you've finished your dinner.你吃完晚饭我们就出去。■ ingest / /ɪnˈdʒest/ / [transitive] (technical 术语) to take sth into your body, usually by swallowing 摄入；食入；咽下◆Food is the major source of ingested bacteria.饮食是摄入细菌的主要渠道。■ devour / /dɪˈvaʊə(r)/ / [transitive] (formal) to eat all of sth quickly, especially because you are very hungry （尤指因饥饿）狼吞虎咽地吃光◆He devoured half of his burger in one bite.他一口吞下半个汉堡包。■ taste [transitive] to eat or drink sth, especially sth which you do not usually eat or drink 吃，喝（尤指不常吃到的东西）◆I've never tasted anything like it.我从来没有吃过像这样的东西。◆I haven't tasted meat since I started the journey.自从踏上这次旅程我就没吃过肉。■ wolf / /wʊlf/ / [transitive] (rather informal) to eat food very quickly, especially by putting a lot of it in your mouth at once 大口地快吃；狼吞虎咽◆He wolfed down his breakfast and left the house in a hurry.他狼吞虎咽地吃完早饭就匆匆忙忙离开了家。■ stuff [transitive] (informal) to eat a lot of food or too much food; to give sb a lot or too much to eat 吃撑；吃足；使吃得过饱◆He sat at the table stuffing himself.他坐在桌前大吃大喝。◆We stuffed our faces at the party.我们在聚会上都吃撑了。◆Don't stuff the kids with chocolate before their dinner.正餐前不要给孩子一个劲儿地吃巧克力。■ ˌtuck ˈin■ ˌtuck ˈinto sth phrasal verb (BrE, especially spoken) to eat a lot of food, especially when it is done quickly and with enthusiasm 痛快地吃；狼吞虎咽地吃◆Come on everyone, tuck in!来呀，大家痛痛快快地吃吧！◆He was tucking into a huge plateful of pasta.他在狼吞虎咽地吃一大盘意大利面。 use2 verb use a computer/the bus/force/your common sense 用计算机；坐公共汽车；诉诸武力；运用常识use electricity/all the milk 耗电；把牛奶用光use ♦︎ use sth up ♦︎ consume ♦︎ expend ♦︎ deplete ♦︎ drain ♦︎ absorb ♦︎ exhaust ♦︎ get through sthThese words all mean to take sth for a particular purpose so that there is less or none of it left. 这些词均表示消耗、耗费、耗尽。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to use / use up / consume / expend / deplete / drain / absorb / exhaust resources◆to use / use up / deplete / exhaust a supply / supplies of sth◆to use / deplete / drain / exhaust reserves of sth◆to use / use up / consume / expend money◆to use / deplete / drain / exhaust funds◆to use / consume / expend / absorb time◆to use / use up / consume / expend / drain / absorb / exhaust energy◆to use / use up / consume / deplete / absorb / exhaust sth quickly◆to consume / deplete / absorb / exhaust sth rapidly◆to use up / consume / drain / absorb / exhaust sth completely■ use [transitive] to take a particular amount of time, money, energy or a substance in order to achieve or make sth 消耗（时间、金钱、能量或物料）◆This type of heater uses a lot of electricity.这种加热器耗电量很大。◆I hope you haven't used all the milk.我希望你没有把牛奶用光。◆You should learn to use your time more efficiently.你应该学会更有效地利用时间。■ ˌuse sth ˈup phrasal verb to use all of sth so that there is none left 用尽；花光；吃光◆Making soup is a good way of using up leftover vegetables.把剩下的蔬菜全部用来做汤是个好办法。◆I'm wondering how to arrange the furniture without using up too much space.我正琢磨怎样摆放家具才不占用太多空间。■ consume / /kənˈsjuːm; NAmE kənˈsuːm/ [transitive] (rather formal, written) to use sth, especially fuel, energy or time 消耗，耗费（尤指燃料、能量或时间）◆My new car consumes much less fuel.我的新车耗油少很多。◆The production of new paper from wood pulp consumes vast amounts of energy.用木浆造新纸耗费大量能源。ⓘ People do not usually consume resources, but things and processes do. * consume表示耗费资源时，主语通常不能是人，而是事物和过程◆The government has consumed large sums of public money. ◆Bureaucracy consumes money that could have been spent on public services.官僚体制耗费的钱本可以花在公共事业上。 see also consume ⇨ eat ▸ consumption /kənˈsʌmpʃn/ / noun [uncountable] ◆Gas and oil consumption always increases in cold weather.燃气和燃油的消耗量在天冷时总会增加。■ expend / /ɪkˈspend/ / [transitive] (formal) to use sth, especially time, money, energy or effort 花费，消费，耗费（尤指时间、金钱、能量或精力）◆The government has expended large sums of public money on a failing project.政府在一个失败的项目上花费了巨额公帑。◆Unlike most animals, mussels do not expend energy looking for food.与大多数动物不同，蚌不在觅食上花费精力。 see also spend ⇨ spend 1 ▸ expenditure / /ɪkˈspendɪtʃə(r)/ / noun [uncountable] ◆This study represents a major expenditure of time and effort.这项研究意味着要耗费大量的时间和精力。■ deplete / /dɪˈpliːt/ / [transitive, usually passive] (rather formal) to reduce sth by a large amount so that there is not enough left 大量减少；耗尽；使枯竭◆Food supplies were severely depleted.食品供应已严重不足。◆Fossil fuel reserves are being depleted at an alarming rate.矿物燃料的贮藏量正以惊人的速度耗减。▸ depletion / /dɪˈpliːʃn/ / noun [uncountable] ◆ozone depletion臭氧耗损◆the depletion of fish stocks鱼类的数量锐减■ drain [transitive] to make sb/sth poorer or weaker, by using up their/its money or strength 使（金钱或力气）耗尽◆My mother's hospital expenses were slowly draining away my income.我母亲的住院开销把我的收入渐渐耗光了。◆I felt drained of energy.我感到筋疲力尽。◆The experience left her emotionally drained.这次经历使她心灰意懒。▸ a drain on sth noun [singular] ◆Military spending is a huge drain on the country's resources.军费开支是对国家财力的巨大消耗。■ absorb [transitive] to use up a large supply of sth, especially money or time 耗费，耗去（大量金钱、时间等）◆The new proposals would absorb $80 million of the federal budget.这些新提案将耗费联邦政府8 000万元的预算。■ exhaust / /ɪgˈzɔːst/ / [transitive] (rather formal) to use sth up 用尽；花光；吃光◆Within three days they had exhausted their supply of food.他们在三天之内就把贮存的食物吃光了。◆Don't give up until you have exhausted all the possibilities.只要还有可能就别放弃。NOTE 辨析 Use sth up or exhaust? Exhaust is rather formal and is used especially when talking about using up things in large quantities or things which are very important. Use sth up is used especially to talk about smaller quantities of less important things. * exhaust颇为正式，尤指耗尽量大或很重要的东西。use sth up尤指用光量较小且不太重要的东西◆They had exhausted their food supply.他们把贮存的食物吃光了。◆They had used up their food supply. ◆Sorry－I've used up the milk.对不起，我把牛奶用光了。◆Sorry－I've exhausted the milk. ■ ˈget through sth phrasal verb (getting, got, got; NAmE spoken getting, got, gotten)to use a large amount of sth 大量消耗◆We got through a fortune while we were in New York!我们在纽约时花掉了一大笔钱！◆We get through a lot of paper in the office.我们办公室的用纸量很大。 |