学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2250-consume

今天我们要学的词是 consume¹. To consume 有消耗的意思。有研究显示，The average person will consume 7,000 animals during their lives, including 2,400 chickens and 4,500 fish. 人一生平均要吃掉7千个动物，其中包括两千四百只鸡和四千五百条鱼。最近一项针对美国年轻人对新闻关心程度的调查发现，Two-thirds of them consume online news frequently, especially through social media, although many of them may never read a newspaper. 虽然很多年轻人都不再读报，但是三分之二的人经常从网上了解新闻，特别是通过社交媒体。好的，今天我们学习的词是 consume, consume, consume...

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vt.花费，消费；毁灭；vi.消费掉；枯萎

参考例句：

• They generally consume more power and take up more space,too.它们通常消耗更多的能量，并且占用更多的空间。
• The British consume a vast amount of tea each year.英国人每年消费大量的茶叶。