"consume" 怎么发音

word

US

/kənˈsum/

kuhn-SOOM

UK

/kənsˈuːm/

kuhn-SOOM

释义

To eat or drink something, or to use up a resource like time, energy, or fuel. Can also mean to completely absorb someone's attention or to destroy something entirely (e.g., fire consuming a building).

IPA 音标

美式英语

/kənˈsum/

英式英语

/kənsˈuːm/

简化发音

美式

kuhn-SOOM

英式

kuhn-SOOM

语境中听

Americans consume more sugar than any other country.

This old car consumes too much fuel.

The fire consumed the entire forest in hours.

She was so consumed by work that she forgot to eat lunch.