consume

vt.

1. 消耗, 消费, 耗尽
   • Arguing about details consumed many hours of the committee's valuable time.
     争论细节问题耗费了委员会数小时宝贵的时间。
2. 大吃, 大喝
3. 烧毁, 毁灭
   • The fire soon consumed the wooden buildings.
     大火很快就把那些木制建筑物烧毁了。