• adj. 消費的；強烈的
• v. 消耗（consume的ing形式）

con-, 強調。-sum, 拿，帶，詞源同assume, resume. 此處用于比喻義，指占據，充滿心頭的。

1. Consuming this amount of food could turn these fit players into fatties.

這些體格健壯的運動員吃這么多會變成胖子的。

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2. Haig's rise was fuelled by an all-consuming sense of patriotic duty.

黑格非常強烈的愛國主義責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.

創辦一家新企業，不管多小，都是件曠日持久的事。

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4. It was a time-consuming and fiddly job.

這項工作耗時費事。

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5. Nursing a demented person is an all-consuming task.

照顧一個精神病人是時刻都要勞神費力的苦差事。

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