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■ consume这个及物动词(属于第三类,趋成动词),除了表示“消费”、“消耗”之外,还可以指“吃掉”食物或“喝掉”饮料,但限于正式的用语(常常涉及饮食同人体健康的关系),与健康或学术无关的日常用语仍然用 eat 与 drink。 - Many people experienced a drop in their cholesterol levels when they consumed oat bran.许多人吃了燕麦麸,胆固醇水平就下降。
- The institute says that 75 percent of 12th graders, two thirds of 10th graders, and two fifths of eighth graders have consumed alcohol. (US News & World Report, Sept. 15-22, 2008, p.11)该研究所声称,喝过酒的学生,十二年级的有百分之七十五,十年级的有三分之二,八年级的有五分之二。
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