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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary
- 消耗
[xiāohào]
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1.
verb
consume
Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 消耗
[xiāohào]
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1.
动
(精神、力量或物资等)因使用或损耗而逐渐减少
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一天要消耗3吨煤。
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精力消耗了很多。
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2.
动
使消耗
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消耗敌人的力量。
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3.
名
指消耗掉的东西
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减少消耗|
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消耗太多。
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Examples
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电力消耗
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power consumption
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消耗体力
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be a drain on one's (physical) strength; consume (or sap) one's strength
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原材料消耗下降
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a drop in consumption of raw and other materials
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几场战役下来,敌军的粮食消耗殆尽。
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After several battles, the enemy practically has no food.
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多吃海产品能够补充大脑消耗,使人变聪明。
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Eating sea products frequently can supplement cerebral consumption, and make people cleverer.
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劳动强度增大必然导致劳动者的体力消耗增加,劳动效率下降。
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A rise in labour intensity must increase strength consumption and decrease work efficiency.
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人类的基本代谢通常是以氧消耗为指标。
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The index of human's base metabolism is oxygen consumption.
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消耗殆尽
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减低消耗
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