consume

消費する

エネルギーや材料、時間を使い、残りを減らすこと。

やさしい英語で： To use a supply of energy, materials, or time so that less remains.

• These lights consume little electricity.
• The old engine consumed too much fuel.
• Repairing the damage will consume a lot of time.

類義語： use up, use

よく使う表現： consume energy, consume resources, consume fuel, consume water

摂取する、食べる、飲む

食べ物を食べたり、飲み物を飲んだりすること。

やさしい英語で： To eat food or drink something.

• Do not consume alcohol before driving.
• She consumed very little food that day.
• How much sugar do children consume each week?

類義語： eat, drink, take in

よく使う表現： consume alcohol, consume food, consume fewer calories

心を占める、とらえる

感情や考えが心をいっぱいにし、他のことを考えられなくすること。

やさしい英語で： If a feeling or thought fills your mind completely, you cannot think about anything else.

• Jealousy consumed him.
• She was consumed by worry about her son.
• Thoughts of revenge had consumed his mind for years.

使い方： be consumed by/with something (He was consumed with guilt after the accident.)

類義語： obsess, overwhelm

よく使う表現： consume someone, consume with fear

焼き尽くす

物を燃やして、完全になくしてしまうこと。

やさしい英語で： To burn something until it is completely destroyed.

• Flames consumed the wooden house.
• The fire had consumed the whole barn by morning.
• We watched the blaze consume years of hard work.

類義語： destroy, burn up, devour

よく使う表現： fire consume something, flames consume something

心を占める、とりつく

ある感情が心をいっぱいにし、すべての注意を奪うこと。

やさしい英語で： If a feeling fills your mind completely, it takes all your attention.

• Fear consumed him.
• Thoughts of revenge consumed her for years.
• He was consumed with worry about his daughter.

使い方： be consumed by/with something (She was consumed by guilt after the argument.)

類義語： obsess, absorb, engross

よく使う表現： consume someone, consume someone's thoughts