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  • Derivatives : adv  consumingly
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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

consuming [kən'sumɪŋ] [kən'sjuːmɪŋ]
  1. 1. adjective 引人入胜的;饶有趣味的;非常吸引人的

Examples

a time-consuming task
费时的工作
Diving can be as calorie consuming as you would like it to be.
潜水可以尽可能多地消耗卡路里。
Adapting current software to older computers is inefficient and time consuming.
让当前的软件适应旧电脑是件效率低下且非常耗时的事情。
In the autumn, a time-consuming task is the raking up of leaves.
在秋天,把落叶耙成一堆是个耗时间的任务。
If relations turn seriously sour, it can still be time-consuming to enforce your rights under the agreement.
如果关系变得及其糟糕,仍能根据协议花费大量时间实施你的权利。
Securing adequate funding is a time-consuming proposition.
保障充足的资金是一件费时的事情。
很花时间
take a lot of time; be time-consuming
这活最磨工夫。
This is a time-consuming job.

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