consuming
英 [kən'sjuːmɪŋ]
美 [kən'sumɪŋ]
- adj. 消费的;强烈的
- v. 消耗(consume的ing形式)
consuming 强烈的,令人着迷的con-, 强调。-sum, 拿,带,词源同assume, resume. 此处用于比喻义,指占据,充满心头的。
- 1. Consuming this amount of food could turn these fit players into fatties.
- 这些体格健壮的运动员吃这么多会变成胖子的。
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- 2. Haig's rise was fuelled by an all-consuming sense of patriotic duty.
- 黑格非常强烈的爱国主义责任感使他的地位大大提高了。
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- 3. Starting a new business, however small, is a time-consuming exercise.
- 创办一家新企业,不管多小,都是件旷日持久的事。
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- 4. It was a time-consuming and fiddly job.
- 这项工作耗时费事。
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- 5. Nursing a demented person is an all-consuming task.
- 照顾一个精神病人是时刻都要劳神费力的苦差事。
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