consume /kәn'sju:m/

Meaning

English definition

• (v.) serve oneself to, or consume regularly
• (v.) spend extravagantly
• (v.) destroy completely

Chinese translation

• vt. 消耗, 消费, 消灭
• vi. 耗尽, 毁灭

Word details

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

/kәn'sju:m/

Syllables

2

Exam levels

Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL

Frequency

Zipf 3.88 · Super Rare

Word forms

consumed, consuming, consumes

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