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consuming

Произношение: [kənˈsuːmɪŋ]

Слово

Контекст: «eating or using»

(verb) to eat food or to use something up. When you consume food, you eat it. When you consume resources, you use them until they are gone.

Пример

She is consuming her favorite pizza for dinner.

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He did not consume any of the snacks at the party.

Пример

What do you like consuming during movie night?

Контекст: «attention or energy»

(verb) to take all of someone's attention or energy, often leaving little for other things. If a task is consuming, it means it requires a lot of time or focus.

Пример

The project was consuming her focus, and she finished it quickly.

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His hobbies were not consuming his time; he still had plenty of free time.

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Is this new game consuming too much of your time?

Контекст: «destroying»

(verb) to use up something completely or to destroy it, usually by fire. If something is consumed by flames, it is burned up completely.

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The fire was consuming the wood quickly.

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The water did not consume the flames; they kept burning.

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What happens when a fire consumes an entire building?

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