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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

消耗 [xiāohào]
  1. 1. verb consume

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

消耗 [xiāohào]
  1. 1. consume; use up; deplete; expend
    消耗精力
    consume one's energy
  2. 2. consumption; expenditure

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

消耗 [xiāohào]
  1. 1. (精神、力量或物资等)因使用或损耗而逐渐减少
    一天要消耗3吨煤。
    精力消耗了很多。
  2. 2. 使消耗
    消耗敌人的力量。
  3. 3. 消耗掉的东西
    减少消耗|
    消耗太多。

Examples

电力消耗
power consumption
消耗体力
be a drain on one's (physical) strength; consume (or sap) one's strength
原材料消耗下降
a drop in consumption of raw and other materials
几场战役下来,敌军的粮食消耗殆尽。
After several battles, the enemy practically has no food.
多吃海产品能够补充大脑消耗,使人变聪明。
Eating sea products frequently can supplement cerebral consumption, and make people cleverer.
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。
A rise in labour intensity must increase strength consumption and decrease work efficiency.
人类的基本代谢通常是以氧消耗为指标。
The index of human's base metabolism is oxygen consumption.
消耗殆尽
减低消耗

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