consume
معنی فارسی
صرف کردن مصرف کردن گساردن خوردن تمام کردن تلف کردن
معنی کامل و مثالها
/-sōōm´, -syōōm´/vt., vi.
● نابود کردن (به ویژه با آتش)، از بین بردن
the building was completely consumed by fire
ساختمان در اثر آتش (سوزی) کاملا از بین رفت.
● تلف کردن، (وقت و پول و غیره) بیهوده صرف کردن، به بطالت گذراندن، هدر دادن
he soon consumed his father's inheritance
به زودی ارث پدرش را به باد داد.
● خوردن، بلعیدن، مصرف کردن، آشامیدن، گساریدن، گساردن، (برای مصرف شخصی) خریدن
this car consumes too much gasoline
این ماشین خیلی بنزین مصرف میکند.
the guest consumed all of the food
مهمان همهی خوراکها را خورد.
● (فکر و احساسات و غیره) کاملا دستخوش شدن، وسواس پیدا کردن
consumed with envy
کاملا دستخوش حسادت
a consuming interest in (postal) stamps
علاقهی وسواس گونهای به تمبر (پست)
● (نادر) تحلیل رفتن، جان سپردن
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From the Latin word 'consumere' meaning 'to use up'.
مثال
- She consumes a lot of coffee every day.
- The fire consumed the entire building.
- He consumes books at an astonishing rate.
ترکیبهای رایج
Consume food Consume resources Consume time
تعریف انگلیسی
- eat immoderately “Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal” “Verb Frames:” “Something ----s somebody” “They consume more bread”
- serve oneself to, or consume regularly “Have another bowl of chicken soup!” “I don't take sugar in my coffee” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s something”
- spend extravagantly “waste not, want not” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s something” “Somebody ----s (for: waste)”
- destroy completely “The fire consumed the building” “Verb Frames:” “Something ----s something”
- use up (resources or materials) “this car consumes a lot of gas” “We exhausted our savings” “They run through 20 bottles of wine a week” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s something” “Something ----s something” “Somebody ----s PP (for: eat)”
- engage fully “The effort to pass the exam consumed all his energy” “Verb Frames:” “Something ----s somebody” “Something ----s something”
مترادفها
I. verb active
Destroy, waste, spend, expend, exhaust, devour, lavish, squander, dissipate, use up.
II. verb neuter
Waste away, be exhausted, perish, decay, vanish out of being.