v.消耗;吃喝;毁灭
His old car consumed much gasoline. 他的旧汽车耗油很多。
I'm sure that Chinese people consume the largest amount of rice in the world. 我敢肯定,世界上中国人吃掉的大米最多。
I saw the flames consuming the whole building. 我看见火焰吞了整噬栋建筑物。